Man More Sinn
" I am a man more sinned against than sinning," this is Lear's evaluation of himself when he is at his weakest. To sin is to contravene the rules of God, as this play is set in times before the church played an active role in running the state the king was the only one who could say what is wrong or right. This quotation is derived from the storm scene in Act 3 Scene 2. Before we accept this we must take into account his condition. His two eldest daughters who earlier expressed a "love that makes breath poor and speech unable" and professed to be, "an enemy to all other joys", have just rejected him. He sees his suffering as being sinned against. Although the statement itself reminds us of "Which of you should we say doth love us most," we see he has improved into at least acknowledging that he has sinned. He also is able to accept the fool's truthful but painful remarks about how foolish he has been; we can compare this with his earlier prejudice in act 1 scene 1 when similar statements from Kent and Cordelia lead to their banishments. Of Lear's character arrogance and vanity are his fatal flaws that pave the way for his downfall from grace. Even before his opening scene we hear the words of his subjects, "I thought the king h
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Approximate Word count = 883
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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