The beginning of the play King Lear is ruled by vanity and ego. He wants to retire but will only give property and wealth to those that build his ego. He does not understand what the true emotions are around him and lives in a world where his evil daughters can play on his vanity and when his nice daughter would not play into his need for emotional confirmation, he disowned her.
King Lear is selfish and kind of lazy. He expects to be treated like a King after he gives two of his daughters part of the kingdom even though he does not want to do the job of a king. Lear is motivated by his own selfish desires of greed and image. He wants to be "loved" by his daughters, be viewed as a king and treated as one, but in reality he refuses to do the work to earn the image.
King Lear loves to be flattered and have absolute power. In the beginning King Lear is oblivious to all that is going on around him, such as his daughters' love especially Cordelia. He is so wrapped up in his ego and selfishness that it doesn't see the love she actually gives him. He is lazy and constantly concerned about his image. Therefore the fact that Cordelia said she couldn't put into words how she felt for him because her love was so strong, he took it as bad and negative. He was so selfish and vain that he missed the point of her love. He doesn't understand that real love is not in materialistic things
He likes the power aspect of being a King. even with his family he wants that power. He is their father who they should love, their king who they should love. He wants them to stroke his ego and when they only daughter, and everyone including Lear knows it, that truly loves him the most dosen't do what he wants he disownes her.
King Lear is a man blinded by his ego. Shakespeare does a great job of using a theme of blindness (not physically) to show how characters such as Lear should be able to make clear choices for the better, but are somehow crippled by their personal flaws that result in their downfall.
The beginning of the play King Lear is ruled by vanity and ego. He wants to retire but will only give property and wealth to those that build his ego. He does not understand what the true emotions are around him and lives in a world where his evil daughters can play on his vanity and when his nice daughter would not play into his need for emotional confirmation, he disowned her.
ReplyDeleteKing Lear is selfish and kind of lazy. He expects to be treated like a King after he gives two of his daughters part of the kingdom even though he does not want to do the job of a king. Lear is motivated by his own selfish desires of greed and image. He wants to be "loved" by his daughters, be viewed as a king and treated as one, but in reality he refuses to do the work to earn the image.
ReplyDeleteKing Lear loves to be flattered and have absolute power. In the beginning King Lear is oblivious to all that is going on around him, such as his daughters' love especially Cordelia. He is so wrapped up in his ego and selfishness that it doesn't see the love she actually gives him. He is lazy and constantly concerned about his image. Therefore the fact that Cordelia said she couldn't put into words how she felt for him because her love was so strong, he took it as bad and negative. He was so selfish and vain that he missed the point of her love. He doesn't understand that real love is not in materialistic things
ReplyDeleteHe likes the power aspect of being a King. even with his family he wants that power. He is their father who they should love, their king who they should love. He wants them to stroke his ego and when they only daughter, and everyone including Lear knows it, that truly loves him the most dosen't do what he wants he disownes her.
ReplyDeleteKing Lear is a man blinded by his ego. Shakespeare does a great job of using a theme of blindness (not physically) to show how characters such as Lear should be able to make clear choices for the better, but are somehow crippled by their personal flaws that result in their downfall.
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