King Lear Compare and Contrast Lear and Cloucester
In The Tragedy of King Lear, King Lear is quite cruel to his loving daughter, Cordelia. Cordelia expresses her true love for her father, and Lear disowns her. Lear makes his three daughters, Cordelia, Regan, and Goneril, tell him how great of a father and king he is, in order to own and rule a part on England. Regan and Goneril lie to him, while Cordelia expresses her true love. She explains to Lear that …
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…him, and was explaining her true love.
Gloucester, on the other hand, should have sympathy from the reader. Gloucester’s illegitimate son, Edmund, tries to trick his father into believing that his older brother, Edgar, wants Gloucester dead, so Edgar can have the crown. His cruel son tricked Gloucester into his situation. Gloucester becomes so confused and annoyed by the situation, he gouges his eyes out so that he is no longer able to see.
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