Treachery In King Lear

In the final two lines of Act 1 Scene 2 Edmund unashamedly declares, ‘Let me, if not by birth, have lands by wit:/All with me’s meet that I can fashion it.’ These words are very revealing not only about Edmund himself but also about other characters in the play who reason like Edmund. Discuss. It is apparent in the first two scenes of Act I that there are parallels between the treacheries of Gloucester's family and that of King Lear's. The key characters, Regan, Goneril and Edmund, suggest this parallel for the most part. Although Edmund's motive is more complicated than the sisters', they share several qualities in their acts of treachery. These qualities include their cleverness, insight, and the ability to tell lies smoothly. Consequently
What Gloucester does not see or refuse to see, is the hatred Edmund has for him because of his cavalier treatment of him. Edmund wants all control of Gloucester's money and power. He fools both Edgar and Gloucester, destroying both their characters, he turns them against each other, causing chaos and destruction in the natural universe. Although Edmund, Regan and Goneril’s main motives are to inherit all their fathers' kingdom, Edmund seems to have a more complicated objective than the Lear sisters. In his soliloquy, he expresses his anger towards society because it has prevented him from inheriting Gloucester's kingdom, and furthermore, the words "bastard" and "base" give the impression that he is worthless: "...the curiosity of nations to deprive me" . For that
. . Beyond all manner of so much I love you.” as Goneril says. Regan speaks “I am made of the same metal as my sister, And prize me at her worth. In my true heart I find she names my very deed of love, Only she comes too short, that I profess Myself and enemy to all other joys Which the most precious square of sense possesses, And find I am alone felicitate In your dear Highness' love.” As we can later see both betray their words completely leaving their father in poverty and loneliness when they have attained the wealth they have been promised for. So, what they call love from the "true heart" is just their deception to their poor father, firstly, it could be said that Goneril deliberately picks a fight with Lear over his entourage, which she knows will cause him to turn to Regan. The sisters have plotted for this eventuality and Regan refuses admittance to her father, subsequently locking him out in the fierce storm. Obviously, the ultimate act of evil against their father is to lead troops against