The Dynamic Character Of Edgar In William Shakespeare's Play

From the beginning of the play to the end, Edgar evolves from being the innocent, naïve brother whom Edmund deceives to being the powerful, confident man who kills Edmund and ends the horrors he has helped release on the land. This battle between brothers is Edgar’s redemption scene where he finally gets justice by killing the man who caused him so much suffering. Albany does not have a scene anything like this scene between Edgar and Edmund. Not only does he have nothing substantial to revenge, but he does not have any kind of battle or display of strength with anyone. Even when he is given proof that his wife is pining for Edmund, he does not take action. Albany may be a decent man, but he is not the savior of the play. Edgar clearly contributes …show more content…
More than that, Edgar should speak the last lines of the play because he is the most dynamic character, he is the only character that receives full redemption and survives, he is the character that represents hope to the audience and he will be the new king so he is also the character who now has the most power at the end of the play. Without Edgar’s presence, the play would be a puzzle missing several irreplaceable pieces. Without Albany’s presence, the play would still be able to function, it would just lack areas of martial drama and a final heir to hand the kingdom to Edgar, but these actions could be absorbed and altered for other characters.
In conclusion, the evidence surrounding the origin of the two versions of King Lear support the claim that the Quarto version is more correct than the Folio version in representing Shakespeare’s intentions and original text.
The Q version has much stronger evidence that suggest it is close to the original version of King Lear written by