| Term Paper Title |
King Lear |
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779 |
| # of Pages (250 words per page double spaced) |
3.12 |
King Lear
In King Lear, a literary masterpiece by the world famous
English playwright William Shakespeare, there are several
evident points trying to be made about the proper role of a
child to his or her parent. Through the characters of
Lear’s daughters, and the Earl of Gloucester’s son and his
bastard son, Shakespeare tries to stress that a child should
have love for his or her parent or parents, respect for his
or her parent or parents, and most of all obey his or her
parent or parents.
Beginning in the first act Shakespeare tries to stress
the point that a child should love his or her parent or
parents. Goneril, Lear’s eldest daughter, herself when
speaking to Lear states, “Sir, I love you more than words
can wield the matter, Dearer than eyesight, space, and
liberty....” and, “A love that makes breath poor and speech
unable. Beyond all manner of so much I love you.” Also,
when Regan, Lear’s second born daughter refers to Goneril’s
love for her father, she says, “...I find she names my very
deed of love; Only she comes too short, that I profess
myself an enemy to all other joys...” Cordelia, Lear’s
youngest child, says, “I love Your Majesty...” and also, “I
return those duties back as they are right fit, obey you,
love you...” It is obvious then, that Shakespeare feels
that a child should love his or her parent or parents very
much.
William Shakespeare, or Big Willy, also put much
emphasis on respecting one’s parent or parents as well.
Cordelia herself says that she honors her father when she
states, “...you have begot me, bred me, loved me. I return
those duties back as they are right fit, Obey you, love you,
and most honor you.” Big Willy feels that even if a child
does not love his or her parent or parents, then they still
must respect and honor them. Honoring someone and Loving
someone are two totally different things. One can honor
something and not love it, though it would be hard to not
honor something that one truly loves. Take for instance
this fact. I have much respect for the boogey man. I mean
come on, this guy has evaded all scientific probes for
centuries, is able to operate outside the laws of physics,
like being able to walk into a closet but as soon as the
lights come on he’s g...Read entire document
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