This is clear when Edmund plots against his own father; Gloucester and half-brother; Edgar to get hold of his father’s property. All of the efforts he put to destroy the relationship between Gloucester and his legitimate son, Edgar reveals his jealous envious, vengeful, and ambitious character. He could not handle the injustice in the society and he wanted to change his position in his life. He was envious, jealous, and vengeful from his half- brother, Edgar. Envious because Edgar was the legitimate son of Gloucester that everyone in the society accepted him as who he is.
The character of Edmund in Shakespeare’s King Lear a complex antagonist whose quest for power, and the treatment he deserves from society fuels the subplot. Cunning, deceitful, and a villain, Edmund will do whatever it takes to achieve his objectives, even if it means betraying the people who love him most. Edmund plays a key role in setting the stage for the disaster waiting to unfold, which is the subplot. Initially, the audience sympathizes with Edmund’s character; society treats him poorly, and his own father publicly embarrasses him. In Act 1 Scene 1, when Kent asks Gloucester if Edmund is his Gloucester’s son, he replies “his breeding hath been at my charge” (1.1.9) yet Gloucester “blushed to acknowledge [Edmund]” (1.1.10).
The death of one’s father and a ghostly visitation thereafter are events that would challenge the sanity of anyone. The circumstances of King Hamlet’s death render it especially traumatic. The late King seemed to be an idol to his son; Hamlet looked up to him and aspired to have the same qualities. Hamlet doesn't like King Claudius and sees him as a swindling usurper who has stolen not only the dead King’s throne, but Hamlet’s as well(2.4). Hamlet shows Gertrude that she has lowered her standards by marrying Claudius, When he refers to old Hamlet as, “A combination and a form indeed / Where every god did seem to set his seal” (3.4.55-61).
In “Hamlet” byWilliam Shakespeare, Hamlet experienced acts of betrayal by individuals in his inner circle and reciprocated with acts of revenge which ultimately resulted in his his death. In the novel, Hamlet, the main character was portrayed as an intelligent university student who returned home to attend his father’s funeral. The first incident of betrayal Hamlet experienced occurred when Claudius, Hamlet's uncle/stepfather /King, killed his father and took control effectively robbing Hamlet of the crown and the chance to be King. Hamlet adored his father and was devastated when his mother, Gertrude, had an incestuous relationship with his uncle who she married so quickly after his father’s death that ..the funeral baked meats…did furnish forth the marriage tables. 1.2.184-185.
After the first part of the prophecy comes true, Macbeth starts to seek the kingship. After King Duncan names his son Malcolm as heir to the throne, Macbeth starts to think that he must take action. On the subject of killing King Duncan, Macbeth is unsure about what to do. As he tries to reason with himself, he thinks, “He’s here in double trust: First, as I am his kinsman and his subject, strong both against the deed; then, as his host, who should against his murderer shut the door, not bear the knife myself.” (I. 7.
As the play moves on, the audience observe the hasty crumbling of his devotion to God and the King. Macbeths longing to becoming king leads him to misjudging the prophecies. He sees them as an excuse and a form of consent- making it seem to him an acceptable action to kill the king in order
However, as soon as Goneril and Regan are declared power, they begin scheming to take all Lear's authority away and leave him with "the infirmity of age"(I,i,296). On the other hand, Gloucester believes Edmund's lies about Edgar wanting to kill their father to claim authority. Gloucester fears of losing power for that he already suspects his children secretly want to destroy him; as a result, he is totally convinced by Edmund, and Edgar, being told that Gloucester is angry at him, flees the kingdom. Ironically, Edmund is the one who has been planing to take over Gloucester's seat.
Hamlet has been instructed by the ghost of his late father to avenge his death by killing King Claudius. This is what brings mistrust and eavesdropping into the picture. Claudius has suspensions about Hamlet’s peculiar behavior, and has summoned his school chums, Guildenstern and Rosencrantz, to spy on him. Before they even start their expedition of eavesdropping, the King and Polonious have already made plans to hide being a wall hanging during Hamlet and Ophelia’s exchange of love gifts. King Claudius is determined to discover an alternative motive to Hamlet’s madness besides depression.
Hamlet starts to act as a madman to avenge the death of his father by his uncle. Ophelia on the other hand, goes mad after the death of her father. Shakespeare uses both these characters to affect the main plot in the play and their relationships with other characters. Many people debate whether Hamlet’s madness is real or fake. Shakespeare incorporated the theme of madness to serve a motive for Hamlet in order to deceive others.
Betrayal rears its ugly head in more ways than one in a tale about two men blinded by false acts of love. King Lear wanted to divide the kingdom among his three daughters. He planned to give up the responsibilities of government and spend his old age visiting his children. He then commanded his daughters to say which of them loved