These two girls are very good at underminingand betraying their father’s authority. At one point in the plot of the story Goneril plans with Edmund a way to kill Albany who is Regans husband. Then in the end it happens to be Goneril that poisons her sister Regan because she is jealous and later, she ends up committing suicide.
Goneril and Regan were both very selfish evil women. They were used to getting what they wanted and were expert at manipulation. They started the play by lying to their father about their affections and receiving his wealth and property. They then planned how they could make their father's life miserable. It then became how can we rid him from our lives. They took away his honor, respect and self-worth. They then wanted him dead.
Regan and Goneril are evil and cruel from beginning to end. All they cared about was themselves. They manipulated Lear into getting the Kingdom by lying about how much they loved him. Once they are in charge, they start plotting against each other and their father. At one point they even leave Lear outside in really bad weather. Both of the sisters have no conscience and will stop at nothing to get what they want. They both also desire Edmund and stab each other's backs in order to win him over.
They are both evil witchs. They start by lieing to their father, then they done't respect his position (when they sent Kent to the stocks even when he told them he was sent by their father), then they turn him away from their house during a bad storm, and in the end they plot to kill him. Is it any wunder why he went crazy with these two running around. In they end they kill each other and their father, to a point.
Regan and Goneril are certainly cruel; however, Lear isn't exactly a prize winning parent either. At a quick glance at the girls actions it is clear they are selfish and manipulating by their actions. An example of Lear's strange parenting of his children is is approach to separating the kingdom. Shakespeare intended for the audience not to like these two girls, but as a proponent of deconstructionism, I like breaking away from what appears obvious.
These two girls are very good at underminingand betraying their father’s authority. At one point in the plot of the story Goneril plans with Edmund a way to kill Albany who is Regans husband. Then in the end it happens to be Goneril that poisons her sister Regan because she is jealous and later, she ends up committing suicide.
ReplyDeleteGoneril and Regan were both very selfish evil women. They were used to getting what they wanted and were expert at manipulation. They started the play by lying to their father about their affections and receiving his wealth and property. They then planned how they could make their father's life miserable. It then became how can we rid him from our lives. They took away his honor, respect and self-worth. They then wanted him dead.
ReplyDeleteRegan and Goneril are evil and cruel from beginning to end. All they cared about was themselves. They manipulated Lear into getting the Kingdom by lying about how much they loved him. Once they are in charge, they start plotting against each other and their father. At one point they even leave Lear outside in really bad weather. Both of the sisters have no conscience and will stop at nothing to get what they want. They both also desire Edmund and stab each other's backs in order to win him over.
ReplyDeleteThey are both evil witchs. They start by lieing to their father, then they done't respect his position (when they sent Kent to the stocks even when he told them he was sent by their father), then they turn him away from their house during a bad storm, and in the end they plot to kill him. Is it any wunder why he went crazy with these two running around. In they end they kill each other and their father, to a point.
ReplyDeleteRegan and Goneril are certainly cruel; however, Lear isn't exactly a prize winning parent either. At a quick glance at the girls actions it is clear they are selfish and manipulating by their actions. An example of Lear's strange parenting of his children is is approach to separating the kingdom. Shakespeare intended for the audience not to like these two girls, but as a proponent of deconstructionism, I like breaking away from what appears obvious.
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