King Lear Corruption

The Shakespearean play King Lear is one of great merit, with an excellent story. The play depicts the kingdom of Lear. Because the king is nearing the end of the reign, he divides his land amongst his daughters. However, once his daughters have received what they want, they begin to distance themselves from their father. There were other small sub-stories tucked away within the main plot of the story, most containing small amounts of corruption. The turning point of the story is when Lear makes the discovery that his daughters are beginning to betray him. The once prideful and stoic king falls apart emotionally, and the kingdom undergoes a dramatic split as the King’s once loyal colleagues let loose their corruption and evil as they turn into

Further thought and analysis will give a clue into his childhood experiences, and how he’s hiding them using selective memory (“modifying our memories so that we don’t feel overwhelmed by them or forgetting painful events entirely”), avoidance (“staying away from people or situations that are liable to make us anxious by stirring up some unconscious”), and displacement (“‘taking it out’ on someone or something less threatening than the person who caused our fear, hurt, frustration, or anger”) (15). The specific text in examination is Lear’s first two monologues at the beginning of Act III, scene ii in Shakespeare’s King Lear. I will begin by talking of Lear’s fear of abandonment, fear of betrayal, and insecure or unstable sense of self. The focus will be his second monologue, because it is here in which he addresses his daughters directly.

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In conclusion, this mid-play excerpt of a character in a Shakespearean play tells the reader much about his current thoughts, as well as exposing a small glimmer of what took place in his past. Though the text is limited, there are enough details and elements to lead the reader to a sensible conclusion of what this character is really