In banishing both Cordelia and Kent, Lear is losing the two most loyal and loving characters to him. This irrational decision has left him with only the Fool to advise him, however what is said by the Fool is often seen as humor and nothing more. Therefore, Lear is now left with no one to guide, advise or help him throughout the rest of the play.
Power is the ability to manipulate and control whatever one desires; to do what one pleases to do without answering to authority. The power that corrupts…
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