Sibling Rivalries
One question I asked myself as I read King Lear was "What kind of statement is Shakespeare making about daughters?" He seems to portray daugthers in a negative light. It made me wonder if Shakespeare was implying that a King must pass on power through male heirs or major problems will arise. His daughters were selfish and always concerned about themselves. The were competing for the same man (Edmund), who was a Machaevellian bastard, who sold out his father - and got his father's eyes cut out. He lied to get his brother Edgar banished. It seems that sons are not all that great either. However Edmund was that bastard son. It is interesting to me that the characters who disguised themselves througout the play were the same characters who were in better situations at the end. Another part of the play that I enjoyed was that the fool died in the end. I could not believe that people would tolerate the poignant remarks that he made at King Lear's side.