Explanation
Explanation:
Edgar had lost all of his power and the possession of his high status identity and was forced to become Poor Tom, a lowly beggar of the streets. Although all of these misfortunes were because of the fact that Gloucester was blind to see Edmund’s true motives and his distrust in his only true son, Edgar’s loyalty to his father doesn’t falter when he kindly guides Gloucester to safety when he could’ve easily taken revenge at Gloucester’s most vulnerable state.
Once Edmund got Gloucester to trust him instead of Edgar, his greed of power didn't stop. Gloucester told Edmund about the letter that warns that there are soldiers coming to start war with Britain. Edmund seizes this opportunity to get on Cornwall's side, betrays his father, and shows Cornwall the letter.
Edgar to Gloucester
Edmund to Gloucester
"Give me thy arm.
Poor Tom shall lead thee."
(4.1.80-81)
This courtesy, forbid thee, shall the Duke
Instantly know, and of that letter too.
This seems a fair deserving , and must draw me
|That which my father loses - no less than all.
The younger rises when the old doth fall.
Edmund to Gloucester
Egdar to Gloucester
Kent to King Lear:
Goneril to ALbany
Kent to King Lear
BETRAYAL
LOYALTY
"If but as well I other accents borrow,
That can my speech defuse, my good intent
May carry through itself to that full issue
For which I razed my likeness. Now, banish'd Kent,
If thou canst serve where thou dost stand condemn'd,
So may it come, thy master, whom thou lovest,
Shall find thee full of labours." (1.4.1-7)
King Lear:
Loyalty vs Betrayal
Cordelia to King Lear
Regan &Goneril to King Lear
Explanation:
Cordelia to King Lear:
"Unhappy that I am, I cannot heave
My heart into my mouth. I love your majesty
According to my bond; no more nor less."
(1.1.93-95)
Similarly to Cordelia, Kent offers King Lear a word of truth about Lear’s decisions, telling him so because he truly cares of Lear. This quote shows where Kent’s loyalty shines the brightest when the readers see that even after the King banishes him, he's determined and comes back disguised as a beggar in order to continute to serve and help King Lear.
Explanation:
This quote shows when Cordelia says that she loves King Lear because of the bond they have, nothing more or less. It shows her true honesty and she states that she loves him for who he truly is and for their bond, as opposed to loving him just for his power and wealth. She is loyal to King Lear as a loving and trustworthy daughter.