Deception in King Lear
Date Submitted: 11/19/2004 20:20:17
Category: / Literature / European Literature
Length: 19 pages (5287 words)
Category: / Literature / European Literature
Length: 19 pages (5287 words)
The Deception in King Lear
William Shakespeare's play King Lear is a play full of deceit, betrayal and meaningless promises. This becomes evident in the first few lines. We first learn of the empty words of Goneril and Regan as well as their hatred for their father, King Lear. This becomes the center of the play and also leads to the madness that the king suffers from.
The first words that Goneril speaks are totally …
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…nothing to say that will flatter the king because she is true and sincere. She is not like her sisters who would do anything to get what they want. After he does this, he continues to badger and ridicule her for her lack of affection and love for him. he does this to anyone who does not put him on the pedestal that he feels that he rightfully deserves to be on.
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