Lear

houses? King Lear is a play written by William Shakespeare and takes place in mid-evil times in Britain. Within the play King Lear, who is the present King of Britain, is deciding to step down from his power, and now his job is to divide his kingdom up, and give them to his daughters. The play unravels and shows the consequences of what Lear has done, and shows that his decision and views on how he has divided the kingdom may have been terribly wrong. While this is going on with Lear, another…

Loyalty is a comparative term that describes different levels of commitment and support of another, depending on the circumstances. From deeply rooted to non-existent, loyalty can be witnessed in William Shakespeare’s King Lear. This idea of loyalty has numerous layers though. Yet, by the end of the play, it comes down to loyalty being temporary. It’s a scary idea that people are often only loyal because of circumstance, and when situations don’t play out as we’ve planned we turn our backs.…

King Lear is a story of the consequences caused by the foolish decisions of the main character. His other flaw, arrogance, contributes to his ignorance. He is carelessness in making decisions causes him to make ignorant choices. The king believes only what appeals to him and nothing less. When his daughter tells him how she feels, he quickly begins to make choices that are full of mistakes. Kent states, Reserve thy state,/And in thy best consideration check/This hideous rashness. Answer my…

Comparing the Flaws of Lear and Gloucester Those in positions of high Authority, are seen as strong, powerful, and independent individuals, however, this power can create a negative effect on the holder and lead to several disadvantages. In the play “King Lear” by William Shakespeare, the tragic flaws in the personalities of Lear and Gloucester lead to the loss of their authority as they place their trust in the hands of the wrong people. Shakespeare shows that those with a higher authority…

will, there is a way. Everyone in life fights or values something to a whole new dimension, but to achieve what they want, they must sacrifice something first. In the play King Lear, Edgar, one of the main characters, stays out of the radar in looks to restore peace within his family. Edgar, part of a royal family in King Lear, faces horrific acts of retribution and deceitful manner of treachery and betrayal by his brother. Edmund feels mortified and indignant for the mere labeling fact that he…

The Tragedy of King Lear has been a great source of cogitation over the many years since it was written by William Shakespeare. Such thinking may be at variance with or derive from a legion of other interpretations. In Act 2 Scene 4 we find Lear in ultimate dismay at the betrayal Regan and Cornwall have exhibited to him. Through their treatment of Kent, by putting him in the stocks, Lear takes personal offence claiming “Tis worse than murder.” Order v disorder is apparent within the positions…

Shakespeare’s King Lear endorses the obsession for human societal acceptance and the importance of a role model to establish a characters identity. Parents, their parents, and their grandparent’s parents have impacted their children’s life more than that child actually realizes. Past and present generations are cohesive and the nurturing values implemented in the past are shared throughout their lineage. It becomes a tradition in certain families. This means childhood from the very beginning is,…

King Lear: Dual Duties What does duty to someone truly mean? The literal definition of duty is "a moral or legal obligation"(Merriam-Webster 1). This means that duty may be considered the morals or values of an individual. In King Lear by Shakespeare, duty is portrayed in contrasting levels, with Edmund and Edgar to show how important loyalty is to live a long and successful life. Edmund's duty is very minimalistic in King Lear. Edmund, only thinking of himself, rarely fulfills his duty to…

In Act five, King Lear states, “...for Gloucester’s bastard son was kinder to his father than my daughters [were to me]...” I completely disagree what King Lear is implying because Edmund was a worse child to his father, Gloucester, than Regan and Goneril to him. Edmund’s iniquitous behavior got him killed towards the end of the play King Lear by Shakespeare. His evil and wicked plans towards his father made him died. Edmund is the bastard son and his brother, Edgar, is the legitimate son of…

Several of Shakespeare’s tragedies depict the theme of betrayal within a family. King Lear is an example of one of Shakespeare’s tragedies that does just that. In the play, there is betrayal within Lear’s family and it takes Lear retiring to bring out the malicious side of everyone. At the beginning of the play, Lear had a sense of home, but not so much when he decides to retire. Lear’s home does not seem so much like a home after all; it is a place, not a home, filled with selfish people who…