The facade of order in King Lear is made apparent by the family unit. The family unit represents how fragile society really is on a smaller scale. When Lear gives his power away, he disregards the natural law of man, triggering social disorder to arise not only among the members of his family, but also among the kingdom. Nature is perceived as a moral compass and used to justify actions of certain characters, mostly Lear. Lear defies nature when he deems himself a master of the natural world with With shadowy forests and with champains riched, With plenteous rivers and wide-skirted meads” which he allocates to his daughters. Lear ironically defies nature as he vows to the “sacred radiance of the sun, The mysteries of Hecate and the night,
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Lear starts to realize how he has no power nor control over anything when he is told “no more” than twenty-five soldiers “with me” by Regan, who was supposed to keep a sense of filial piety towards her father and instead decided to defy the natural law of family (like Lear did) and break the unwritten agreement she and Goneril made to obtain their father's land and power. “What need one” is the question and argues that Goneril and Regan make in the hope that Lear will spiral deeper into insanity and have to face the truth that is human existence. Lear attempts to argue that even “in the poorest thing are superfluous” because human life is meaningless without material goods. Lear then changes his message from replying to his daughters and directs his displeasure towards the “Heavens.” Lear pleads to gain “patience, patience I need” then begs that “if it be” nature “that stirs these daughters' hearts,” let him be granted with “noble anger” so he may not be foolish and fight his daughters. Lear does not realize yet the chaos that has already started to build in his kingdom not only with his family but also in Gloucester's family and among the members of his kingdom. Lear was unable to properly attend to his family and made apparent his favoritism towards Cordelia in the beginning, which stemmed discourse and a desire for revenge among Goneril and Regan. Lear did not only disregard the natural law of fairness among his family members but also among his kingdom and the vast amount of beggars that occupied
Lear starts to realize how he has no power nor control over anything when he is told “no more” than twenty-five soldiers “with me” by Regan, who was supposed to keep a sense of filial piety towards her father and instead decided to defy the natural law of family (like Lear did) and break the unwritten agreement she and Goneril made to obtain their father's land and power. “What need one” is the question and argues that Goneril and Regan make in the hope that Lear will spiral deeper into insanity and have to face the truth that is human existence. Lear attempts to argue that even “in the poorest thing are superfluous” because human life is meaningless without material goods. Lear then changes his message from replying to his daughters and directs his displeasure towards the “Heavens.” Lear pleads to gain “patience, patience I need” then begs that “if it be” nature “that stirs these daughters' hearts,” let him be granted with “noble anger” so he may not be foolish and fight his daughters. Lear does not realize yet the chaos that has already started to build in his kingdom not only with his family but also in Gloucester's family and among the members of his kingdom. Lear was unable to properly attend to his family and made apparent his favoritism towards Cordelia in the beginning, which stemmed discourse and a desire for revenge among Goneril and Regan. Lear did not only disregard the natural law of fairness among his family members but also among his kingdom and the vast amount of beggars that occupied