Reflection on King Lear
Reflection on King Lear
King Lear was written by William Shakespeare, who was honored the greatest English dramatist during the Renaissance. The drama was also regarded as one of his four most famous tragedies. When I read the book, I was totally attracted by the plots and the fates of the different characters.
As far as I'm concerned, the book can be mainly divided into three parts: the occurrence of the problem; the great efforts to help Lear out and the final tragedy of the characters.
In the first part, the old King Lear had made up his mind to divide his kingdom evenly among his three daughters on condition that they told their father how much they love him. In spite of Lear's warning that "Nothing will come of nothing ", Cordelia refused to give flattering answers like her two sisters and she didn't get the territory. Luckily, the king of France was impressed by her honesty and took her back to France. However, as time went on, King Lear came to realize that he had been cheated by the two daughters who claimed to love him forever and he suffered from the woes and regrets.
In the meantime, Gloucester's bastard Edmund made up a story that his elder and legitimate brother Edgar tried to kill the father. Gloucester became so angry that Edgar fled away.
In the second part, the daughter Cordelia heard her father's miserable experience and Kent managed to keep in touch with her. Feeling guilty and sorry for the king, the nobleman Gloucester also helped him regardless of the danger. However, his plan was known by Regan and Cornwall and he was made blind by the cruel couple. His son Edgar took him to Dover, where Cordelia command a French army to save her father and she finally met with her father.
In the last part, the French army was defeated and Cordelia and Lear were captured. Edgar appeared in time and killed Edmund with a fight. The whole conspiracy was revealed. At last the tragedy reached the peak. Goneril poisons Regan out of jealousy and commit
King Lear was written by William Shakespeare, who was honored the greatest English dramatist during the Renaissance. The drama was also regarded as one of his four most famous tragedies. When I read the book, I was totally attracted by the plots and the fates of the different characters.
As far as I'm concerned, the book can be mainly divided into three parts: the occurrence of the problem; the great efforts to help Lear out and the final tragedy of the characters.
In the first part, the old King Lear had made up his mind to divide his kingdom evenly among his three daughters on condition that they told their father how much they love him. In spite of Lear's warning that "Nothing will come of nothing ", Cordelia refused to give flattering answers like her two sisters and she didn't get the territory. Luckily, the king of France was impressed by her honesty and took her back to France. However, as time went on, King Lear came to realize that he had been cheated by the two daughters who claimed to love him forever and he suffered from the woes and regrets.
In the meantime, Gloucester's bastard Edmund made up a story that his elder and legitimate brother Edgar tried to kill the father. Gloucester became so angry that Edgar fled away.
In the second part, the daughter Cordelia heard her father's miserable experience and Kent managed to keep in touch with her. Feeling guilty and sorry for the king, the nobleman Gloucester also helped him regardless of the danger. However, his plan was known by Regan and Cornwall and he was made blind by the cruel couple. His son Edgar took him to Dover, where Cordelia command a French army to save her father and she finally met with her father.
In the last part, the French army was defeated and Cordelia and Lear were captured. Edgar appeared in time and killed Edmund with a fight. The whole conspiracy was revealed. At last the tragedy reached the peak. Goneril poisons Regan out of jealousy and commit