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King Lear - Online Paper

King Lear

"Unhappy that I am, I cannot heave my heart into my mouth.
I love your Majesty according to my bond, no more nor
less..."...Cordelia is banished. She is disclaimed of all paternal
care and is now held as a stranger in her fathers' heart. Kent
is also banished for having disagreed with the Kings' decision
concerning his daughter. What did Cordelia do to anger her
father so immensely? What could she have possibly have
done to turn off, in an instant, her fathers' toggle switch of
love for her? And what of poor Kent? At one time he was
considered to be a valued friend and good ...

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the triangle of Goneril, Regan and Edmund in which the two
sister's fight the battle of love over Edmund and lose it with
their lives. There is also the triangle of Regan, Goneril, and
Cordelia, in which the two sisters hated Cordelia and did not
wish her well. Then there is the triangle of the Goneril,
Regan, and the King, in which the two daughters cared for
nothing more than getting there land and being rid of Lear

Our story begins with the Earl of Gloucester publicly
introducing his bastard son Edmund to Kent. Yet for all of
Edmunds' life, Gloucester has always kept Edmund in the
dark. He was always ashamed of his bastard son, and up
until now, never really acknowledged him. Edgar, on the
other hand, was proudly Gloucesters' legitimate son who all
his life has received such benefits, but all the while, Edmund
is ...

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Added: 6/8/2006 03:39:30 AM
Category: English
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 1145
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