Loyalty In Shakespeare's King Lear

Cordelia scarifies many things, throughout this that play, for example, when hen King Lear asked Cordelia how much she had loved him, her response had taken him by a huge surprise. Cordelia answers with “I cannot have her heart into her mouth” in the way that she

Lear is a powerful man who does not see how genuine his youngest daughter, Cordelia’s love is, but believes the deceitfulness of her sisters, Goneril and Regan. Kent, one of Lear’s most loyal servants, sees the two-facedness of Cordelia’s sisters and tries to make him look pass the show that Goneril and Regan put on and see them for who they truly are, and Lear refuses. Lear commands to Kent get "Out of my sight!" The play echoes

King Lear is about the tragic events and the conflicts between fathers and their children. In the play King Lear written by William Shakespeare has many motifs and symbolism throughout the play. Alexander Pope was an English poet who had said King Lear is a play centered around opposition and juxtaposition. Although there is a parallel story between King Lear and Gloucester, the motifs and symbolism in this play contrasts from one another in different ways. I believe what Alexander Pope has said was quite accurate because of the motifs and symbolism that affects one another with a juxtaposition affect.

Shakespeare's good characters, in the play King Lear, are considered good because they are loyal even when they are disguised from or unrecognizable by those to whom they owe loyalty. In addition, their loyalty does not waver even when they are banished or mistreated by those to whom they are loyal. Cordelia, Edgar and Kent are all characters that exemplify this goodness and unwavering loyalty.

Shakespeare's King Lear is a play which shows the consequences of one man's decisions. The audience follows the main character, Lear, as he makes decisions that disrupt order in his Kingdom. When Lear surrenders all his power and land to his daughters as a reward for their demonstration of love towards him, the breakdown on order in evident. Lear's first mistake is to divide his Kingdom into three parts. A Kingdom is run best under one ruler as only one decision is made without contradiction. Another indication that order is disrupted is the separation of Lear's family. Lear's inability to control his anger causes him to banish his youngest daughter, Cordelia, and loyal servant, Kent. This foolish act causes Lear to become vulnerable to

Though King Lear, of Shakespeare's play, King Lear, wrongs both Cordelia and Kent in his harsh treatment against them, the unjust actions of Regan and Goneril against King Lear cause him to be "a man more sinned against than sinning" (3.2.60-61).

influence their children with good manners. As a young adult, morals are extremely important in a person, they identify the person you truly are, it will in addition make you value what you already have and who you have by your side most importantly. The novel of King Lear, serves as a great example of what it is to sacrifice for the love of one’s family members. Some characters, for instance Cordelia, especially serves as an example of what being brave, caring, and sincere truly is.

Gloucester and King Lear's fate run parallel because they both misjudge which of their children to trust, and they both suffer from their mistakes. They are both sympathetic characters because by the end of the play you feel sorry for them and what they have to go through, even though they initially made mistakes. These characters show that even if a character starts out seeming mean, impulsive and angry, the reader can still come away feeling bad for them because of what happens from their decisions. King Lear and The Earl of Gloucester in Shakespeare's play King Lear are perfect examples of sympathetic characters. uscero his daughters, and they just betrayed him, and didn't give him any respect as a king, or even as a father.

The consequences of this problem appear very early in King Lear. Near the end of the initial scene, Cordelia has already deciphered the evil designs of her sisters. As she is leaving them to live with her new husband, Cordelia says: "Use well our father. / To your professed bosoms I commit him" (1.258-9). She realizes that her sisters are using their pseudo love for their father to garner the power of the throne and to misuse the authority that Lear has given them. Cordelia also points out in this statement that she realizes that her father is stuck in his role as king, unable to provide for himself, thus needing the support of the evil sisters to care for him. And they have little use for him: "Nothing will come of nothing, and since he has

Ian Hunter, author of the Christian article “Lear, Cordelia, & the Cross” presumes the play is more than just an allegory to parts of the Bible. He compares this play to John Milton’s Paradise Lost. Hunter states that the conversation between Lear and Kent in which Kent is banished reveals another key element to the play. He states,

Kent’s effort to steer Lear in the right direction backfires. Lear is offended by Kent’s attempt to make him go against his word and reverse the disownment on Cordelia. Lear, feeling his pride in jeopardy, goes into a fit of rage and banishes Kent for questioning his judgment:

As previously stated, Kent, the Fool, and Cordelia make Lear more that just a mere nothing by serving faithfully, speaking bluntly, and loving unconditionally. Although Lear can physically see, he is blind in that he lacks insight, understanding, and direction. Since Lear's vision is unclear, he cannot see people for who they really are. When Lear becomes angered by Cordelia's response to him, Kent jumps in and tries to reason with Lear. Because of his lack of insight and stubbornness, Lear cannot and does not want to see the truth in Cordelia's and in Kent's statements. He cannot see what these words really mean. Lear is fooled by his other daughters along with their proclamations of love for him. Kent, who has insight, can see through the lies of Lear's other daughters, and can see that Cordelia is the one who truly loves Lear the most. Kent tries to convince Lear by saying "Answer my life, my judgment, Thy youngest daughter does not love thee least" (1.1.151-152). Lear, with no insight, only sees what is on the surface, and cannot look beyond the words. In this particular scene, there is also a shift in the way Lear is addressed my Kent. This shows how his role is changing. First, Kent calls him "Lear" (1.1.147), then "old man" (1.1.147), then "majesty" (1.1.151). Also notable in the play is that it is somewhat ironic that the character that is least blinded and has the most insight is the Fool. He has more wisdom and

William Shakespeare's 'King Lear' is a tragic play of filial conflict, deception and loss. Characters Lear and Gloucester

Furthermore, King Lear suffers a loss of power which causes him to reveal his true nature when his powers as King and as a father are departed and he is able to see the innocence behind his daughter, Cordelia's, love for him. He is reunited with Cordelia and instantly compelled to beg for her forgiveness: "We two alone will sing like birds i' the cage./ When thou dost ask me blessing, I'll kneel down/ And ask of thee forgiveness. So we'll live,/ And pray, and sing, and tell old tales, and laugh..." (5.3.9-12). This is unveils King Lear's truly humble and loving nature. In summary, because Cordelia, Gloucester and King Lear all suffer a loss of power in the play, their true natures are ultimately revealed.

Shakespeare shows the connection between disguise and deceit in Kent. Kent doesn’t wear a disguise for immoral reasons. King Lear exiled him after Kent was against Lear’s decision to divide his kingdom. Kent wants to serve the