The Fates Of Edgar And Edmund
Finally, the fates of the two brothers, Edgar and Edmund, are justified by the means which they lived their lives. Edmund only cares about his status and fortune and deserved to die. He tricked his father into wanting to kill his brother and lied continuously to get what he wanted no matter who died during the process. Clearly, he does not care about others because he says things such as, “Well, my legitimate, if this letter speed / And my invention thrive, Edmund the base / Shall top th' legitimate. I grow, I prosper. / Now, gods, stand up for bastards! (I. ii. 21-24) that proves he just wants to have a higher status. Also, Edgar has no respect for women because he plays with Goneril and Regan at the same time while he loves neither. In fact,
he only does this to gain more power. Edmund was a clear evil man from the start of the play when he exposed his plans, and his death was just. Edgar, on the other hand, was one of the last people standing by the end of the play. His survival proves that a life of honesty and good morals will be rewarding in the end. Edgar is a good man because he does not hate his father after he banishes and plots to kill him. In fact, Edgar helps Gloucester after his eyes are taken out of his skull by Nobles: “How should this be? / Bad is the trade that must play fool to sorrow, / Angering itself and others.—Bless thee, master” (IV. i. 44-45). Not only does he help his father around but he also continuously saves his father from committing suicide. Edgar is a man who is pure at heart throughout the play’s entirety and he got what he deserved. He got to live, reveal his identity to his father and be the one to kill his lying brother Edmund. When one compares the fates of these two brothers, it is clear their fates were justified. The survival and death of these two further prove that each character gets the justice they deserve.
he only does this to gain more power. Edmund was a clear evil man from the start of the play when he exposed his plans, and his death was just. Edgar, on the other hand, was one of the last people standing by the end of the play. His survival proves that a life of honesty and good morals will be rewarding in the end. Edgar is a good man because he does not hate his father after he banishes and plots to kill him. In fact, Edgar helps Gloucester after his eyes are taken out of his skull by Nobles: “How should this be? / Bad is the trade that must play fool to sorrow, / Angering itself and others.—Bless thee, master” (IV. i. 44-45). Not only does he help his father around but he also continuously saves his father from committing suicide. Edgar is a man who is pure at heart throughout the play’s entirety and he got what he deserved. He got to live, reveal his identity to his father and be the one to kill his lying brother Edmund. When one compares the fates of these two brothers, it is clear their fates were justified. The survival and death of these two further prove that each character gets the justice they deserve.