There is no natural order because nature’s constant change means there can be no order, there is only natural chaos. Chaotic events occur more frequently throughout King Lear as the eponymous character progressively becomes crazier. His kingdom is filled with a royal natural order which is destroyed by King Lear’s natural mental disorder. Nature is the cause whereas natural order is the effect: when nature changes, the order changes as well. Nature is sporadic and uncontrollable. It does not follow a natural order in King Lear. It is destroyed by the corrupted people in the kingdom, causing disturbances throughout each character. Nature is as unpredictable as King Lear. Lear has a mental condition that affects his lifestyle; his acquaintances use it to their advantage to destroy the natural order turning it into a natural chaos. In Act 1 …show more content…
The nature of natural order is disrupted by the corrupted court. Everyone in this story craves power and will do anything in their control to achieve it. The two eldest daughters of King Lear, Regan and Goneril, were granted the favor of their father. They were not worthy of his loyalty because they did not truly care about him - only what they could receive from him and his status. In Act 1 Scene III Goneril continues to tear her and her father’s relationship apart. When talking to Oswald she says, “When he returns from hunting, I will not speak with him. Say I am sick.” She was only ignoring her father because she felt he “…wronged her.” (Act 1 Scene III) Goneril and Regan are both married and in turn receive their father’s good graces. He is blind to the fact that those closest to him are the ones furthest from his heart. Goneril and Regan chose to defy the natural order by being selfish and not taking their father’s condition into consideration. They use it to their advantage to get ahead in their personal lives comparable to Edmund the