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The Deception in King Lear
William Shakespeare's play King Lear is a play full of deceit, betrayal and
meaningless promises. This becomes evident in the first few lines. We first
learn of the empty words of Goneril and Regan as well as their hatred for their
father, King Lear. This becomes the center of the play and also leads to the
madness that the king suffers from.
The first words that Goneril ....
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.... show that she is more greedy than her sister and her words are also
falser. She wants more than her sister and will do anything to attain her goal.
Her ambition to get what she wants is evident in the words that she speaks. She
claims herself to be "an enemy to all other joys" but she is really the enemy to
her father.
The next person King Lear calls to speak is his soft-spoken daughter,
Cordelia. Lear does not have much respect for her because she does not flatter
him and put ....
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