The Importance of a Parent Child Bond in King Lear
_The Importance of a Parent Child Bond in King Lear_
The strongest, truest love is that a parent and child share. Unconditional and forever, it incorporates every division of love. Although, the bond between parent and child can be held together with great strength, either, can hold a persona or can disguise a certain aspect of their character. Seemingly, in _King Lear_ it is quite evident that parents may not truly know what their child is capable of. Characters Lear, an aging king of Britain and Gloucester, a loyal nobleman to Lear both fall under wrongful impressions of their children and discover their misinterpretation when it's just a little too late. Through Shakespearean playwright, we are taught to incorporate trust, loyalty and forgiveness in our own familial relationships based on those presented in _King Lear._
Communication is the foundation of human kind, without language and proper interaction we would not be able to understand each other. For a family to properly understand each other they must be able to effectively communicate with each other, their needs, feelings and concerns. When parents and children misunderstand each other, sending indirect or unclear messages, problematic situations tend to arise. An example is in the opening scene of _King Lear,_ where Lear demands that his daughters pronounce their love to him. For his older daughters, Goneril and Regan this comes as rather tranquil, giving their father exactly what he wishes to hear. Goneril begins telling Lear "Sir, I love you more than word can wield the matter" (I.i.56), Goneril doesn't say this out of love but out of opportunity, she wants her father's fortune, her father, blinded by his own ego sees this as a pleasant and fulfilling response but clearly misinterprets her true colours. He responds saying "To thine and Albany's issues / be this perpetual" (I.i.68-69). In naivety and ignorance Lear grants Goneril her share of the fortune.
The true daughter, Cordelia, is called up to
The strongest, truest love is that a parent and child share. Unconditional and forever, it incorporates every division of love. Although, the bond between parent and child can be held together with great strength, either, can hold a persona or can disguise a certain aspect of their character. Seemingly, in _King Lear_ it is quite evident that parents may not truly know what their child is capable of. Characters Lear, an aging king of Britain and Gloucester, a loyal nobleman to Lear both fall under wrongful impressions of their children and discover their misinterpretation when it's just a little too late. Through Shakespearean playwright, we are taught to incorporate trust, loyalty and forgiveness in our own familial relationships based on those presented in _King Lear._
Communication is the foundation of human kind, without language and proper interaction we would not be able to understand each other. For a family to properly understand each other they must be able to effectively communicate with each other, their needs, feelings and concerns. When parents and children misunderstand each other, sending indirect or unclear messages, problematic situations tend to arise. An example is in the opening scene of _King Lear,_ where Lear demands that his daughters pronounce their love to him. For his older daughters, Goneril and Regan this comes as rather tranquil, giving their father exactly what he wishes to hear. Goneril begins telling Lear "Sir, I love you more than word can wield the matter" (I.i.56), Goneril doesn't say this out of love but out of opportunity, she wants her father's fortune, her father, blinded by his own ego sees this as a pleasant and fulfilling response but clearly misinterprets her true colours. He responds saying "To thine and Albany's issues / be this perpetual" (I.i.68-69). In naivety and ignorance Lear grants Goneril her share of the fortune.
The true daughter, Cordelia, is called up to