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Poem Analysis
Meaning of “How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child” This quote is spoken by King Lear about his daughter, Goneril. He's comparing the pain he feels having her—a thankless daughter—to a snake bite. He says that the pain she causes him is “sharper” or more painful than any snake bite.
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