There's no recovery for the broken heart..

At least not in Shakespear's King Lear. Lear, who exiled his own daughter because she did not profess her love for him to his liking, was overcome with grief when she died. So overcome with grief that he died, too. His frail and weakened body also contributed to his death; but, as Shakespeare told it, his weakened heart was what really killed him. Ever since that time he banished his favorite daughter, he was distraught and disheartened. Over time, it took a toll on his mentality and emotions, leading to his demise.
You could say that Lear deserved the pain and suffering that eventually led to his death. He disowned his own daughter because she didn't shower him with praise and false flattery. But then again, he had realized the error in his ways and begged Cordelia's forgiveness, and all was well between them. Then they both die. Shakespeare wasn't in the mood for a happy ending, obviously, because Lear and Cordelia weren't the only ones who didn't make it through to the end. Edmund, Goneril, and Regan also died. But you could say they deserved it too.
But what about Cordelia? She didn't deserve to be killed; she was honest and good, yet she was banished and murdered. There wasn't a happy ending for her, and there can't be much closure if everyone is dead. However, that was a theme throughout the book: everything doesn't always work out like it should, and sometimes there is no recovering from grief.

~MR