Ian Holm

Polonius, Ophelia’s father, embodies the theories the Other and a lack of female agency while discussing with Ophelia a similar case to her brother. In act 1 scene 3 of Hamlet, Polonius decides to inform Ophelia of the same matters that Laertes provides her. While Ophelia is departing from sending off her brother, Polonius asks Ophelia what her and her brother were discussing, resulting in her receiving unsolicited advice from her father on how to handle Hamlet’s sexual and romantic advances. Polonius

The concept of madness and those who suffer from its hold is something that is apparent in both Shakespeare’s Hamlet and King Lear, both plays treat madness in similar ways - it is often not understood by the characters, it is often feminized and there are characters who choose to assume madness for their own specific reasons. Another similarity is that both plays have two central characters that suffer from madness, each has one character whose madness is real and each has a character whose madness

Audiences love knowing who is the villain of a story. There's a certain power in seeing something not visible to the other characters, recognizing a seed of hatred blooming behind the scenes. It brings a sense of satisfaction, actively rooting against the antagonist so that the hero can win. Seeing the difference between good and bad isn't easy in real life, but in a fictional world all of the rules change, and the audience knows the truth. In King Lear, Goneril and Regan, daughters to the king,

A person’s worth is never defined by their external appearances, such as their physical features or titles, but it lies in the internal thoughts that they base their actions upon. Act I of King Lear, by William Shakespeare, explores the idea that individuals are defined by their personal values and motives. This can be seen in the deceitful Goneril and Regan, the good Cordelia, and the knowledgeable fool. First, both Goneril and Regan give beautiful words of love to their father, King Lear, but

Goneril was the initial influence to why Regan restored honor through the acts she committed. Regan never inquired lies Goneril told her against their father. This initially portrayed Regan to be less wicked than Goneril. However, since both sisters decided to form an alliance when Goneril says, “let's hit together”, Regan’s consistency against Lear increased, resulting with Goneril controlling Regan’s mind with misinterpretations about their father and his knights. This results in the first honor

In act 1 scene 4, Goneril picks up a fight with king Lear because she thinks that he is letting his entourage get out of control. Albany, Goneril’s husband enters during the middle of the argument and is curious about what is going on. When he shows up, he says, "My lord, I am guiltless, as I am ignorant / Of what hath moved you" (1.4.274-275). The reason he does not understand why the king is distressed when he shows up in their argument is because he does not keep track of what his wife is doing

At the core heart of King Lear, we get to see the relationship between father and child. The double plot of King Lear consists of parallel stories of two hapless old fathers and of their children. Regan and Goneril speaks eloquently about the vastness of the love that they hold for their father, though they are speaking falsely, each attempting to appear the most loving and as a result they gain more territory. On the other hand Cordelia refuses to stoop to such pandering stating instead she shows

King Lear starts with Gloucester introducing his son, Edmund, to Kent. Then the King of Britain wants to step down. The King has 3 daughters. Cordelia the good daughter and Goneril, and Regan the bad ones. King Lear wants each of his daughters to tell how much she loves him. While Lear is trying to decide who to give his power to he gets mad at Cordelia and banishes her out the country also while disclaiming that she is his daughter. The power is divided among the two daughters. Lear then says he

The part of this scene reveals that Cordelia understands that her sisters are liars, in this way it enlightens the audience of their dishonesty. Goneril answers that Cordelia should be banished. This tender exchange anticipates the battle that heightens through the range of the accompanying exhibitions. Additional forecasting is supplied by Goneril and Regan's assurance that if Lear ends up being a considerable measure of an irritation, they should oversee him suitably. The vital scene closes with

The promise and possibility that come to nothing lead to the destruction of relationships. Lear banishes Cordelia, who truly loves and cares for him, while he is being deceived by Goneril and Regan who only care about authority and power. Goneril and Regan are ruthless as they refuse to take Lear into their homes and let him wander outside in the raging storm, which shows that their family relationship is proven to be dysfunctional. Lear’s tragic flaw is that he is blind to the truth, and he easily