Moral Responsibility In King Lear

The Moral and Legal Responsibility In King Lear

Shakespeare is very mindful of the ethical, social, and political ramifications that are contained in it and in the meantime it might be a good opportunity for Shakespeare to show such thoughts as these in King Lear for the benefit of human social orders that seek to see that all aspire to see that all the excellent moral values prevail for the benefit of the human life and prosperity. Shakespeare 's drama is ever related to the point of presenting a moral idea which man endeavors to have, which is necessary and essential for the flourishing of his life. Others words, Shakespeare conspicuously had this sense passed on in Shakespeare 's dramatization is viewed as a basic element of his universality, Thus, the human need to the purgation of the human soul. George Bagshawe Harrison comments on the purgation of the human soul and behaviour through mercy and obey: A sense of morality is the first Ingredient in effecting the tragic Purgation, for morality means our fundamental, instinctive sense of human behaviour, of what is right or wrong, not merely according to law convention but in the innermost conscience. (1966:8).

William Shakespeare portrays convincing and memorable characters, whether taken from actual life, historical happenings, or other dramatists ' works. The tragedy plays divided to plot and sub-plot the main plot of King Lear and his three daughters is related to the sub-plot of Gloucester and his sons. In fact, only King Lear, among the great tragedies of Shakespeare has a fully developed sub-plot which is parallel to the main plot. The parallelism between the two stories is obvious; both men (King Lear and Gloucester) suffer from the catastrophic consequence of their folly judgment in depending upon their wicked children. (Wilson,1962: