King Lear has voluntarily relinquished his throne and divided his kingdom among his two eldest daughters Goneril and Regan. The daughters prove to be ungrateful and treat the former King cruelly, stripping him of any power and dignity. The daughters treachery begins immediately after the King empowers them. To ensure that their unmerited power remains in tack they agree to unite and conspire to protect their mutual interests. “Pray you, let's hit together: if our father carry authority with such dispositions as he bears, this last surrender of his will but offend us.” (Goneril to Regan, Scene I Act I)

Goneril proves to be the most domineering and combative of the two, she could

the heart of–O, she's dead! Your lady, sir, your lady:

True to his word, King Lear does not compromise with either of his ungrateful daughters living long enough to see the gods unleash their vengeance. His daughter’s alliance unravels; they become argumentative with each other and eventually suffer tragic deaths. Goneril poisons her sister, and commits suicide. The deaths are announced by a “Gentleman” carrying” a bloody knife”,

allegations that the King’s entourage has created problems for Goneril. Regan then admonish her father to listen to the voice of reason insisting that his advanced age has robbed him of his wisdom and ability to reason. Regan insists that King Lear return to Goneril and apologize for his behavior. Angered by the suggestion, the King mocks his daughter by kneeling and sarcastically asking for forgiveness from an imaginary daughter. When the king presses the issue of Goneril’s treatment Regan, accuses him of eventually saying the same things about her saying, “O the blest gods! so will you wish on me, When the rash mood is on?”

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King Lear, Goneril Regan, King King’s, Scene IV, Act Goneril, VI Edgar, king lear, goneril regan, II True, act ii scene, Act II, king lear prosecutes, ungrateful daughters, gods unleash, act ii, ii scene, lear prosecutes, albany believes, daughter goneril, king’s entourage, II Scene,