King Lear; Good versus Evil.

King Lear; Good versus Evil.

1. Power corrupts.

   • Lear's premature abdication creates a power vacuum in society.

2. Imagery of Nature and the Gods comments on the moral nature of man.

   • This influences whom we relate to.

3. Lear is blinded by power and abuses it.

   • Lear recognises his own moral shortcomings.

4. The imagery of predatory animals is used to show the callousness of Goneril, Regan and Edmund.

   • They are Machiavellian characters.
   • Ultimately, the villains leave a greater impression than the heroes.