In the case of King Lear, his understanding of value is ill defined, and through several heart wrenching episodes he is forced to see the folly of misplaced trust. His raging tirades serve to alienate himself from the tentative and false endearment he maintains with his two daughters, Goneril and Regan. They are, of course, despicable in their ambition, but he is almost as outrageous in his tyranny. So, as with any parent, he is made to see what he has really "taught" his children. And having banished the only daughter who still loves him over some childish demands, he is beref

The Fool succeeds in retaining the one position of the court that the King still respects; his blunt chiding and teasing hold great wisdom, and Lear seems to sense his need for the Fool’s insight. Warning of the King’s fickle court, he sings, "That sir which serves and seeks for gain…And follows but for form…will pack when it begins to rain…And leave thee in the storm". He is quite protective of his "nuncle," and risks occasional bristling in spite.

t of any real comfort as his world begins to disintegrate.

To the worldly perception that takes only the here and now into consideration, the Tragedy of King Lear would seem only that--tragic. But truly a greater tragedy is averted--paralysis of the spirit. Edgar rises to the occasion; the Earl of Kent protects with a selfless love; Cordelia quietly awaits her father’s return and gently nurses him back to health; Gloucester "sees" the truth when blind and, lamenting his wrath, wishes he could "see thee [Edgar] in my touch…I’d say I had eyes again!" As readers wish for a happier ending, but knowing what humans are capable of, and to what horrors we can stoop, find comfort in the transformation of the few souls who have nothing left to lose. The evildoers suffer the results of their actions when the heartlessness they so willingly dispense returns to them in full force. And even though the loss of good seems unfair, the depths of regret and its inherent wisdom could not be so beautifully represented without it. For through regret a l

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