Essay --

In King Lear by William Shakespeare, it is a play mostly about calamity like most of Shakespeares plays. Shakespeare uses a vast amount of physical imagery to describe the characteristics of the villains to refer back to. He also presents an considerable amount of symbolism throughout the play. The play starts by King Lear nerve-racking to settle matter of his estate between his three lady friends Goneril the eldest daughter and his also favorite daughter, Regan his second daughter, and Cordelia the youngest daughter. Based on their adulation Lear would reconcile who would get the largest share based on who loves him the most. Both Goneril and Regan declare in lavish terms that they love him more than anything in the world, which pleases Lear. For Cordelia, there is energy to compare her love to she being honest declares that there are no words that would express her love, which makes King Lear furious. In his anger he disowns Cordelia, and divides the state between Regan an d Goneril bringing tragic wholey consequences throughout the play. Goneril and Regan plan to take all of Lears power out of h...