For me, King Lear seems like many other leaders having held power for any significant amount of time. He is shallow and power-hungry, and many of his decisions were made irrationally. Take for instance his decision to give the kingdom to his two daughters Goneril and Regan who have hated him nearly all of their lives over his daughter Cordelia who has shown him only love. A decision made merely because, unlike them, she would not boost his ego with the words he desired. “Unhappy that I am, I cannot heave my heart into my mouth. I love your majesty according to my bond, no more nor less” (Act 1, Scene 1, 91-93); a statement which ended with Lear banishing Cordelia from the kingdom. Consequently, I find it very difficult to have any sympathy
