King Lear
Humans have qualities such as kindness, consideration, compassion and above all pity. Sometimes, however, human nature can be very primitive, like that of an animal, to act instinctively and without morals and consciousness. Further, it can cause one person to be dreadful toward another. This primitiveness is evident in King Lear through the unnatural way Goneril and Regan treat their father and through the evil manipulative actions of Edmund. At the beginning of the play Goneril and Regan comply with their Father's request for them to declare how much they love him. However, once they have received their father's power and land, their attitude and behavior towards him swiftly changes. Goneril almost immediately finds fault with Lear's behavior and when she confronts Lear, he scolds her and calls he
Goneril, Regan and Edmund are all characters that lived their lives as animals, nasty, brutish and selfish. The reason it makes them evil is that they were aware of their actions, while animals are unconscious of their own selfish nature. The three of them only cared for themselves and how much territory they controlled. They showed no decency and generosity towards their own family. That is why their glory, possessions and lives were short. r a, "detested kite". When Lear speaks to Regan about Goneril's attitude, he describes it in terms of animal behavior that her unkindness is like a vulture. However, Regan sides with her sister Goneril and they both decide that if Lear is to stay at either of their homes, he must not have any of his knights. Lear enraged with their actions, leaves them and walks off while
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Approximate Word count = 556
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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