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King Lear's egotistical personality gets in the way of countless important decisions and inevitably leads to his own suffering. After deciding to divide his kingdom amongst his daughters and live out his life in peace, Lear chooses to base the amount of land given to each daughter off how must they love him. Or perhaps, how much they say they love him. Goneril and Regan cajole the King, using flattery and professing they love him "beyond all manner" (I.I.60). This warms the King's heart, but when Cordelia, his favourite daughter, cannot find a way to put her love for her father into words, Lear's ego feels bruised and he takes offence. This decision is foolish as Lear cannot see that Cordelia is unconditionally loyal to the King and that Goneril

Lear was so hung up on the fact that Goneril and Regan were able to tell him how much they love him but Cordelia was not that he had no insight into why Cordelia was doing what she was. Lear now sees how gullible he was to believe what his daughters were saying. Lear unfortunately learns his lesson too late because Cordelia dies soon after and Lear does not get the chance to enjoy the unconditional love that he should have valued in the

Lear unfortunately fails to see how her lack of skill to demonstrate her admiration for him upsets her. When Cordelia says that she loves Lear like a father, her honesty does not undermine her respect, but instead reveals her pure respect for their bond. This perception allows Cordelia to adhere to the familial norm where the youngest daughter is loved the most, which explains why Lear was particularly upset by her vague response. Cordelia then decides to invade England in order to save her father from the abuse of her two sisters. In preparation, she says

The story starts off to King Lear asking his daughters how much they love him. Asking their daughter about their love to him shows how insecure Lear is. A father should already know and doesn’t need confirmation from their children. When the two eldest daughters confess their “love” it makes his insecurities grow. But when Cordelia goes a different route from her sisters and decides not fuel her father’s ego. “You have begot me, bred me, loved me. I return those duties back as are right fit, Obey you, love you and most honor you. Why have my sisters husbands, if they say they love you all? Haply my love with him, half my carriage and duty sure I shall never marry my sisters” (Act 1, Scene 1, Page 164). First, Cordelia acknowledges all the things Lear did for her. She states that without him none of this is possible and also says that she loves him but unlike her sisters, she only loves her father as much as a daughter should “ no more nor less.”

King Lear is truly a tragedy that symbolizes backstabbing, lying, murdering and betrayal. Shakespeare’s thematic idea behind all of the events was focused around betrayal between families just to get the power and riches. Summing it all up in my opinion the theme of this tragedy is that jealously and power can ruin families and relationships. An example of this jealously is the two daughters turning on their own father that gave them power and then in the end they just end up killing each other over a man. Then, Edmund gets jealous of Edgar and causes problems in their family which led to their father getting his eye gouged out and Edgar having to kill his brother. This tragedy is a prime example of why family always comes first and that karma will always catch up to you. Never betray someone who loves you and don’t let selfishness and greed ruin a

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Lear banishes Cordelia because his judgement considers his personal desires only and not morality. In Scene One, King Lear announces that he has decided to divide his kingdom up into three; each kingdom will presumably be ruled by one of his three daughters. After making this announcement, Lear requests that his daughters each express their love for him. Lear adheres to the royal tradition of demanding praise whether it’s genuine or not. Both Regan and Gonoril appeal to Lear by proclaiming their unparalleled love for their father. Cordelia on the other hand expresses her love more realistically, telling Lear, “You have begot me, bred me, loved me./ I return those duties back as are right fit-/ Obey you, love you, and most honour you”(sc. 1, ll. 87-89). Lear interprets her genuine remark as a complete

Loyalty along with trust is one of the most prized virtues human beings have to offer. In the book “King Lear”, William Shakespeare introduces readers to the theme of loyalty. Loyalty is displayed through actions rather than words, and it is vividly portrayed in the actions of three particular characters, Cordelia, Kent, and the Fool. Although King Lear mistreated these characters, they were the main characters in the book that demonstrated the utmost loyalty towards the King despite his cruel actions towards them. Throughout the entirety of the book, these characters loyalty for King Lear never wavered.

Both, King Lear and Gloucester, share a parallel blindness towards their children. Gloucester’s metaphorical blindness deprived him of the ability to see his two sons, Edmund and Edgar, for who they really are. Edmund had convinced his father that Edgar was plotting to kill him by forging a letter. Gloucester was visionless to the fact that Edmund may just be after his earldom. He believed Edmund and wanted Edgar disowned and dead.

King Lear’s first act of blindness is when he believes his eldest daughters, Goneril and Regan’s love him. He is taken aback when Cordelia, his youngest, refuses to confess her love to him in front of the king's court, and thus Lear decides to banish her,“Thou hast her, France: let her be thine; for we/ Have no such daughter, nor shall ever see/ That face of hers again. Therefore be gone/ Without our grace, our love, or bension” (1, 1, 285-288) Lear is banishing Cordelia, ‘[...] nor shall ever see/ That face of hers again. Therefor be gone/[...]’ The naive king believes that his favorite daughter is unfaithful because she refuses to express her love by throwing up words to please his image to the courtship. He is blind to the tricky of Regan

In William Shakespeare’s play King Lear, similar to most of his pieces, he manages to build an intricate storyline, weaving in and out of the good and bad of human nature. Shakespeare also highlights the development of identity in results to hardship and utilizes characters, such as Lear the protagonist to create emphasis. Lear, who is ridden with a naïve and un-insightful personality plunges himself head first into an avoidable misfortune leads him to the loss of his kingship, his relationship with his daughters and eventually his mind. However, through the endurance of these adverse experiences and burdening inner conflict he gains a new perspective as well as a new-found wisdom that transforms his identity for the better.

When he asks for her to proclaim her love to him she simply answers, “Unhappy that I am, I cannot heave my heart into my mouth. I love your Majesty.” (1.1 1145). King Lear acted out maliciously because he did not have control of the situation so he banished the one daughter who would have truly loved him. When King Lear gives his kingdom to Goneril and Regan, it is the first instance of King Lear giving up some of his control, but also the first instance in his decline to insanity. King Lear soon loses all control when Goneril and Regan refuse to let him stay with them. “I gave you all…” (2.4 170) Lear says to both Regan and himself when he realizes he has nothing left. Not only does King Lear lose control of his kingdom and his daughters, but also his emotions, “You see me here, you gods, a poor old man’s full of grief as age, wretched in both. If it be you that stir these daughters' hearts against their father, fool me not so much to bear it tamely. Touch me with noble anger. And let not women’s weapons, water drops, tain my man’s cheeks! No, you unnatural hags.” (2.4 1179). In this quote, King Lear is beginning to act truly hysterical, and he compares his uncontrollable emotions to the emotions of a woman. In this scene, we begin to see the release of King Lear’s feminine counterpart through the power of the

The most prevailing images in King Lear are the images (metaphoric and actual) of nature. The concept of nature seems to consume the dialogue, monologues, and setting.

He is easily deceived by how things appear rather than what they actually are. Lear states, “Cornwall and Albany, with my daughters’ dowers digest this third… I do invest you jointly with my power, preeminence, and all the large effects that troops with majesty” (1.1. 129-130, 132-134). King Lear gives his kingdom to Goneril and Regan, without realizing that they are lying about their love for him. He fails to see the truth and is easily deceived by her daughters whose main intention is to deceive him to obtain power and high social class. Lear states, “Here I disclaim all my paternal care, propinquity and property of blood, and as a stranger to my heart and me hold thee from this ever” (1.1. 115-118). King Lear disowns Cordelia due to the thought that she does not love him. He fails to see Cordelia’s true love for him, rather he gets easily manipulated by comforting lies instead of believing through Cordelia’s acts of love. My relationship with my friends becomes stronger due to moral blindness that is similar to Lear who is blind to the truth and easily deceived by

Practice can make things perfect, but it is the passion that persuades them. In King Lear, Lear’s first phase of development is about his wild enthusiasm (passion). First and foremost of the play, Lear enters his castle and begins to discuss the division of Britain between his daughters: Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia. Lear says that he will transfer his throne, but whoever expresses greater amount of their affection shall get the largest bounty; “Which of you shall we say doth love us most?” (1.1.52). While Goneril and Regan succeed in their flattery; Lear’s energetic love is destroyed in light of the fact that Cordelia did not exaggerate her love towards her father. This outcomes in King Lear abandoning and banishing Cordelia. Close to the