1. King Lear can be read in a variety of ways.
... my heart and me, Hold thee from this forever" (Act 1 Scene 1), he is denying his responsibility to as a father offer unconditional love to his daughter. Lear is unable to give selfless love to his family and his unable to understand love as something independent from wealth and power "Thy fifty yet doth double five and twenty, And thou art twice her ... ...
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