2. In a spirit of individualism and self-determination people must compete to find out where they fall on winner/loser continuum 3. People should be humble, self-denying and kind to others. The final clinical theoretical position that underlies fear of success comes from the work of Harry Stack Sullivan. He believed that the fear of success originates in the way that the mother responds to the earliest strivings for independence in her young child.
Hamartia, or tragic flaw is an essential theme of Shakespearean tragedy as it can provide contrast to a previously successful life by contributing to a drastic change of events. Chris Wilton begins a jubilant life with a high paying, success job as well as his spouse Chloe that adores him dearly. However he wants more, sometime that his wife cannot provide, but Nola Rice can. The seventh rule in the Ten Commandments in Christianity states “Thou shall not commit adultery.” The act of adultery is given a poor and immoral outlook by society, as it is believed that marriage binds two indefinitely. However it is
When his most loved daughter comments on her sister’s reactions about his wishes, he then begins to go insane after irrationally separating his land between two of his three daughters based on their charm bringing terrible consequences for everyone. I would say that’s Lear’s first mistake; separating power and responsibility. His two eldest daughters are prepared to be in control of their own lives (age wise) but not necessarily mature enough. A reason of immaturity from the daughters that Lear didn’t notice was how fond they were of him when he declared his wanting, therefore, they aren’t ready to rule a kingdom. They allowed their father to act as if he is still in charge.
“Madness is a painful and necessary path to self knowledge” Is this true in King Lear and Macbeth? In order to assess accurately whether ‘madness’ is the necessary path to self-knowledge we must first consider the starting point of both King Lear and Macbeth’s journey. Once we have analysed the path of events we can then judge whether they were indeed painful for each character. Throughout the development of both plays, the protagonists King Lear and Macbeth experience a significant change in character as a result of experiences derived from a series of aberrant events. Consequently, they achieve a certain degree of self awareness and knowledge that they did not possess before.
| But Cordelia, Lear’s youngest and favourite daughter, remains silent, saying that she has no words to describe how much she loves her father. | ‘unhappy that I am, I cannot heave my heart into my mouth; I love your majesty according to my bond, no more nor less’ (ACT1SCENE1-86-88)When the loyal Gloucester realizes that Lear’s daughters have turned against their father, he decides to help Lear in spite of the danger. | Regan and her husband, Cornwall, discover him helping Lear, accuse him of treason, blind him, and turn him out to wander the countryside. He ends up being led by his disguised son, Edgar, toward the city of Dover, where Lear has also been brought. | The quote I was given is Act4 scene5 ‘Come on, sir, here’s the place.
Than for your lady's: you may gather more. If you do find him, pray you, give him this; And when your mistress hears thus much from you, I pray, desire her call her wisdom to her. So, fare you well. If you do chance to hear of that blind traitor, Preferment falls on him that cuts him off" (IV v 32-42) Regan is immediately seeking for another man after her husband died. Justice is the only solution to respond to Regan’s
In William Shakespeare’s play, King Lear, Lear’s initial division of his empire between his two selfish daughters, and the banishment of his loyal daughter, cause a rupture in the Chain of Being. Even after abdicating his power, Lear still pretentiously commands others in an authoritarian and kingly way. As the plot progresses, the deterioration of his mind parallels the degeneration of his kingdom. However, Lear still finds wisdom in his madness because he is humbled and reduced to his natural state, unmodified by his superficial regality. After he abdicates his power, Lear still acts authoritarian and kingly, despite having no real power.
This fact reveals that Shakespeare obviously felt that the sub-plot's contribution to the play was very important. It has been mentioned earlier that the sub-plot of the play has a parallel theme to the main plot. The main plot of King Lear revolves around the betrayal of the king by two of his daughters despite the faithfulness of another daughter. The sub-plot revolves around the betrayal of Gloucester by his bastard son Edmund despite the virtue of his legitimate son Edgar. Hence the following parallels can be drawn: Lear-Gloucester, Edmund-Goneril/Regan, Edgar-Cordelia.
More than these, I think Lear is motivated by his idea that he is a good man. One thing that supports is when Kent says “I’ll tell thee thou dost evil,” (Act I, Scene I, Line 175) and Shakespeare writes the king as reacting in a frenzy, going so far as to say “This moment is thy death,” (Act I, Scene I, Line 190). By portraying the king in this way, Shakespeare causes us to judge him as unstable and mental. While his actions thus far have been rash, him reacting in this way, and him banishing his daughter saying, “Here I disclaim all my paternal care, Propinquity and property of blood,” (Act I, Scene I, Lines 117-118). From these thing, it is made clear that Lear is not only rash and insecure but also thoughtless and stupid.
In saying this, Lear suggests he believes himself to be too old to run the roles and responsibilities of King and wants his daughters and son's in law to take charge instead. Lear demonstrates the abuse of power when he banishes Kent and Cordelia from his kingdom when they "betray him", therefore leaving Cordelia without a share of the kingdom. As he hands over his kingdom to Regal and Goneril, he is virtually also passing the ball of power and authority he currently possesses. Foreshadowing - After retiring and divvying his kingdom between his two ungrateful daughters, Lear discovers what it’s like to lose the power and authority that come with the responsibilities of active rule. Foreshadowing is used here as Lear's fool predicted the series of unfortunate events that would take place after his rotten decisions.