King Lear - Edmund, Lear, Goneril Regan bring their own downfall.
“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” This common advice directed to the characters of Shakespeare’s “King Lear” could completely reverse the outcome of this famous tragedy. King Lear’s own vanity results in his ultimate demise. Goneril and Regan bring about their own downfall through their unkindness to almost all others. The very brother whom Edmund betrays returns in the end to destroy his character. It is because each of these characters is too driven by self-interest that they ultimately diminish themselves. To achieve and maintain a harmonious and peaceful kingdom, characters must first concern themselves with others.King Lear begins the play by allowing his ego to come between him and those who truly love him most, which in the end costs him dearly. Lear has his daughters compete for their inheritance by judging who can proclaim their love for him in the grandest possible fashion. Cordelia finds that she is unable to show her love with mere words: "[Aside] What shall Cordelia speak? Love, and be silent." (Shakespeare, I.i.63-64) Cordelia clearly loves her father, and yet realizes that her honesty will not please him. Lear instantly cast his youngest daughter away, referring to her as: “Unfriended, new ado
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Approximate Word count = 1204
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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