Corruption In King Lear

Furthermore, the characters in both King Lear, and in 419’s past sufferings, leads them to exhibit acts of corruption and evil later on in their lives, which is seen most prominently in Edmund in King Lear, and Laura in 419. Both these characters’ have experience traumatising situations in the past, and whether or not these sufferings have accumulated throughout their lives, or whether or not they have recently experienced a huge amount of sufferings, these characters wish to see action taken to see justice prevail for them. To begin with, Edmund has experienced sufferings from his childhood now into adulthood, as he has always been treated horribly by his family. Due to the resentment he faces as an illegitimate child as an outsider, this motivates him to take action in order to remove his status as a bastard child, and to gain power and status like his legitimate brother Edgar. Edmund was not originally pure evil, but

Although this greed is not initially present, it is developed as soon as these characters’ desire for one small thing that requires a little bit of corruption. This leads them to further corruption, as once they get what they originally wanted, they desire for more, and it is this greed that brings them into a deeper corruption, as they will do anything, even if it means mistreating the innocent, in order to gain power and revenge. Originally, Goneril and Regan desired to gain power and inheritance, when their father brought up the idea of a love contest, where all three of his daughters were to compete in a contest where the daughter who professed the most love for Lear would in turn, gain the most amount of land. In this moment, it is obvious that Goneril and Regan would falsely profess their love for their father if it meant gaining more land than their sisters, as Goneril