The definition of a father is a man that sacrifices many of their own needs and desires; in order, to provide for their children’s. In King Lear by Shakespeare, Lear is the father of three daughters: Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia that each desire to become the next heir to the throne of England. While, the Earl of Gloucester has two sons Edgar and Edmund which both desire to be his primary choice for his inheritance after his retirement. Unfortunately, Lear and Gloucester base their decisions on love and admiration which begins to cause each of them significant consequences. Their failure to understand which of their daughters or sons truly loves them cause’s personal consequences for Lear and political consequences for Gloucester.
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For one thing, after he is dismissed by both the daughters’ that convinced him, so perversely, it causes him to become haunted by the decision he made to banish the only daughter that truly loved him. As seen in the line, “I have full cause of weeping; but this heart shall break into a hundred thousand flaws or ere I’ll weep. O fool, I shall go mad.” Also, Lear’s loss of his dignity, land, and knights is to blame for his psychiatric breakdown, as well. Although, the death of Cordelia depicts the severity of Lear’s loss of sanity, as he holds her corpse and believes she is still …show more content…
After, Edmund is appointed Duke, he makes it his goal to take King Lear’s place over all of England and is intrigued with the news of his older daughters’ manipulation. In fact, Edgar and Gloucester inform Cordelia and King Lear of Edmunds treason and plans to wage a civil war. Therefore, Cordelia informs her husband the King of France to march troops into England to defend the throne against Regan, Goneril, and Edmund. Although, the French troops are not successful in their attack, but they do allow Edgar to sneak into Edmund’s castle and over throw him. Yet, the King of France’s wife Cordelia is murdered, after their loss and is followed by the deaths of her sisters, father, Kent and the
The first …show more content…
For one thing, after he is dismissed by both the daughters’ that convinced him, so perversely, it causes him to become haunted by the decision he made to banish the only daughter that truly loved him. As seen in the line, “I have full cause of weeping; but this heart shall break into a hundred thousand flaws or ere I’ll weep. O fool, I shall go mad.” Also, Lear’s loss of his dignity, land, and knights is to blame for his psychiatric breakdown, as well. Although, the death of Cordelia depicts the severity of Lear’s loss of sanity, as he holds her corpse and believes she is still …show more content…
After, Edmund is appointed Duke, he makes it his goal to take King Lear’s place over all of England and is intrigued with the news of his older daughters’ manipulation. In fact, Edgar and Gloucester inform Cordelia and King Lear of Edmunds treason and plans to wage a civil war. Therefore, Cordelia informs her husband the King of France to march troops into England to defend the throne against Regan, Goneril, and Edmund. Although, the French troops are not successful in their attack, but they do allow Edgar to sneak into Edmund’s castle and over throw him. Yet, the King of France’s wife Cordelia is murdered, after their loss and is followed by the deaths of her sisters, father, Kent and the