From Egoism to Humility in Shakespeare\'s King Lear

\nIn Shakespeares King Lear, Shakespeare paints Lears vain attitude, both of which made his bread and butter tormented and full of misery. Because of his unfortunate judgement and excessive pride, he loses not only the solid ground that he takes pride in but most importantly, the young lady that effs him the most. However, as the play progresses, Lear journeys from conceit to humility and death.\n\nLear is a actually egotistic man. In the beginning, the false king (who out of whim) issues a challenge to his children to which they must act by trying to go by each other in praising their father. The daughter who displays the most affection takes the largest part of the kingdom. He says, ...Tell me my daughters Which of you shall we say doth love us most That we our largest bounty may extend Where nature doth with chastity challenge.\n\n(I.i.38-39, 49,52-54) To this, his elder daughters (Goneril and Regan) both demo their love claiming that despite existence married, they love their father with their all. On the other hand, the youngest daughter Cordelia feels that her loves/ more than ponderous than my tongue and says nada when the king asks her to draw/A third more marvelous than your sisters. (I.i.lines 88, 86-87) By refusing to offer praises to her father, Lear who is hurt by the daughter he loved...most (I.i.line 291), disowns and disinherits Cordelia.\n\nThe first scene of scrap I gives the readers a go along view on Lears egoism. He sees himself as righteous, and his decisions just. When the Earl of Kent tells him to reconsider his decision, he refuses to do so and goes as far as incriminate Kent to being a apostate and banishes him from the kingdom, saying that on the tenth day the following,/Thy banished trunk be found in our dominions,/Thy secondment is thy death. (I.i.lines 177-179) Even the King of France finds Lears love test absurd and Lear edged and says that, loves not love/When it is mingled with regards that stands/ reserv ed from thentire point. (I.i.lines 239-241) Lears egoism is further highlighted when the marker comments on Lears mistakes. The loll around castigates Lear for liberal away his kingly means and for disinheriting Cordelia. (I.iv.lines 101-108) However, instead of listening to the Fool, Lear reminds the Fool of the whip (I.iv.line113), a punishment for bringing a galling gall to me. (I.iv.line117) Lears egoism finally causes his doom. Goneril and...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website:

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