... An interesting concept that is
created in King Lear is nemesis. ... King Lear, Cordelia, Goneril, Regan and Edmund are the pivital charcters that the audience focus on. ... He is betrayed by Goneril and Regan, their more ponderous tongues fool Lear into believing they love him dearly. ... In his rashness Lear banishes her and Kent. This makes the reader angry and frustrated by Lear - wishing he gets some sort of negative backlash. ... Kent warns Lear of his absurdity: "Kill thy physician, and the fee bestow upon the foul disease" (Lear, I,I,1. ... Lear is constantly being juggled between being hated and being pitied. This constant fluctuation of emotions towards his character is cleverly used to make the audiance really feel bad for Lear when he dies. ... Although Lear is a good man, his agedness is a factor that is working against him. Which leaves the question: does Lear die without resolution? ... However her death is necessary - it makes King Lear a greater tragedy. ... We feel greater pity for Lear as he howls at the loss of his only loving daughter:
Howl, howl, howl! ...
If that her breath will mist or stain the stone,
why then she lives (Lear, V,sc3,304-311. ... Her role is also very ironic - she the daughter, that Lear rejected is the one to come back and attempt to save him from her sisters. ... Goneril and Regan are complete contrasts to Cordelias loyalty. ... Lear, Cordelia, Goneril, Regan and Edmund were merely created tools to teach and entertain the
audience. Lear, Cordelia, Goneril, Regan and Edmunds actions were balanced out and justice was served.
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