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  1. Lucifer
    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    Old age and death are described as inescapable in King Lear. Any man who lives long enough has  to ‘crawl towards his end’. These are the words of King Lear and they do come true for him as he is stripped of his powers and is forced to wander into wilderness before death brings him final reverie. AgRead more

    Old age and death are described as inescapable in King Lear. Any man who lives long enough has  to ‘crawl towards his end’. These are the words of King Lear and they do come true for him as he is stripped of his powers and is forced to wander into wilderness before death brings him final reverie.

    Age does not favour any man, be it a king or a pauper. This is highlighted in the fate of King Lear and Gloucester who suffer many an ignominy and humiliation as they trudge towards their end.

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  1. Lucifer
    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    These are the words uttered by Gloucester when he realizes his own error in trusting Edmund over Edgar. Through these words, he want s to express his guilt  for the terrible decisions he made when he could see (before he turned blind). Therefore, when he had vision, he could not see clear enough toRead more

    These are the words uttered by Gloucester when he realizes his own error in trusting Edmund over Edgar. Through these words, he want s to express his guilt  for the terrible decisions he made when he could see (before he turned blind).

    Therefore, when he had vision, he could not see clear enough to make the right call and trust Edgar over his scheming step brother Edmund.

    The phrase mulls over the idea that often people make horrible mistakes with open eyes which  are blinded by their arrogance or ignorance.

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  1. Lucifer
    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    Shakespeare employs animal imagery throughout King Lear to lend animal characteristics (perceived) to human characters. King Lear is described as a dragon for he is consumed with fiery rage at the inability of Cordelia to flatter him with praise. Goneril’s words of empty praise are described as venoRead more

    Shakespeare employs animal imagery throughout King Lear to lend animal characteristics (perceived) to human characters. King Lear is described as a dragon for he is consumed with fiery rage at the inability of Cordelia to flatter him with praise. Goneril’s words of empty praise are described as venom of a serpent.

    Regan and Goneril’s betrayal earns them the title of pelican sisters or vultures. Once Lear reunites with Cordelia, they both desire to sing like birds but are imprisoned much like birds in a steel cage.

    In a lot of ways, humans and animals are portrayed are having the same and basic instincts that manifest in our truest nature.

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  1. Lucifer
    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    In King Lear, often what seems is not what is. People put on an act to gain advantages and deceive others. Goneril and Regan pretend to love their father to earn his inheritance. Edmund does the same with his father Gloucester. Edgar and Kent both put on guises to evade their attackers and survive.Read more

    In King Lear, often what seems is not what is. People put on an act to gain advantages and deceive others. Goneril and Regan pretend to love their father to earn his inheritance. Edmund does the same with his father Gloucester. Edgar and Kent both put on guises to evade their attackers and survive.

    Edgar reconnects with his father and Kent reunites with King Lear pretending to be people thy are nit. Goneril deceives her husband Albany as he has designs to kill him and marry Edmund.

    Regan does not want to reveal her own fascination with Edmund. In the play, people are often trying to be someone they are not as long as it benefits them. The best example is Lear’s fool, who appears to be stupid even though he maybe the wisest person in the play.

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