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How Does Shakespeare Present Injustice In King Lear

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The first of the play scene begins with the injustice of his daughter Cordelia by depriving her of everything, even of her dowry and her relations with family, indeed, he has saved the biggest part of the kingdom for her but she is a failure to express her love for her father, this good clue indicates injustice at the beginning of the division of two instead of the three, hence the division according to his mood. that Lear is very emotional; he is irritation, hasty, and impatient and he is unable to recognize the hypocrisy behind the extravagant speeches of Goneril and Regan. Although, Cordelia says: Good my Lord, You have begot me, bred me, lov'd me: I Return those duties back as are right fit, Obey you, love you, and most honour you. (I.i. 95-98). But, nothing is moving in his sense towards her, for instead of rewarding her, he banishes his dearest daughter outside the kingdom and banishes Kent simply because he has taken the side of Cordelia. Lastly, he decides to banish her, without a dowry, …show more content…

Regan became angry so she tried to avoid his visit by leaving her castle to go to the castle of Earl of Gloucester. Lear has shocked to find out that both sisters were against him. Goneril and Regan suddenly changed from apparently loving daughters to mistreat "One of the worst aspects of what he did was that he gave scope and power to heartless daughters like Goneril and Regan"(Bradley,1966;15). After he discovers the fact, that they did not deserve it. He gave them his power violating the idea of order. Lear's in credulousness turned into an incensed desire for punishing them. But, since he had given everything to his daughters, he was incapable of putting his rage into action. His threats to his daughters became

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