... who breaks the Chain of Being by dividing his kingdom prematurely. He carries a misguided and conceited notion of power which is characterised through symbolism in "Come not between the dragon and his wrath". It is ironic when Lear wishes to "unburthen'd crawl towards death" as a King was expected to lead and protect his people until his death ... ...

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... outrage of a parent who experiences for the very first time the defiance of a child. However, it is exacerbated by his own tyrannous nature and it becomes the "wrath of the dragon". Caught in a vortex of extreme rage, he disclaims "propinquity and property of blood." Eyre then uses the final scene to emphasize the tragic consequences of abrogating the ties of kinship ... ...

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