King Lear More Sinned Against Then Sinning
"I am a man, More sinn 'd against than sinning" How far do you agree with King Lear 's statement?
From first view of the play 'King Lear ', it appears that Lear has caused, either directly or indirectly, the sins against him as well as sinned himself.
Lear sinned:
-That King Lear sinned; there can be no doubt. Nevertheless, a sin does not exclude the possibility that there was a sufficient cause (in his mind) for the action
-You can conclude the essay by saying that although he is more sinned against, this doesn 't mean that he is not a sinner. That he responded to circumstances beyond his control but that most of the time he made wrong choices.
-Banishes Kent and Cordelia
-cuurses the daughters - a terrible thing to do back then. At the point where they havent actually done anything wrong majorly yet - even though they had bad intentions
-Lear sins by thinking that love can be quantified (as shown when he asks how much his daughters love him). Then we found that, with many of the things that happen to Lear, he brings them upon himself because of his stubbornness and failure to see that his two daughters are malicious.
-Lears fatal flaw: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamartia (it can also be interpreted that Lear actually has not committed any offences, and that his behaviour only reflects his fatal flaw; his inability to recognise his faults and 'see ' metaphorically. As Lear is unaware of the effects of his rational behaviour, he is ignorant to his misdeeds against the people he is meant to care for, and, for that reason, believes he has not committed any sins.)
- His pride is one reason that Cordelia is banished. Lear cannot understand that anyone’s, let alone his daughter’s, love for him could be “Nothing.” (Anger also prompts Lear to this make this rash decision. This is the worst sin that Lear commits. His greed for power stops him from retiring peacefully with Cordelia after giving up the kingdom completely. Because these sins are not against the
From first view of the play 'King Lear ', it appears that Lear has caused, either directly or indirectly, the sins against him as well as sinned himself.
Lear sinned:
-That King Lear sinned; there can be no doubt. Nevertheless, a sin does not exclude the possibility that there was a sufficient cause (in his mind) for the action
-You can conclude the essay by saying that although he is more sinned against, this doesn 't mean that he is not a sinner. That he responded to circumstances beyond his control but that most of the time he made wrong choices.
-Banishes Kent and Cordelia
-cuurses the daughters - a terrible thing to do back then. At the point where they havent actually done anything wrong majorly yet - even though they had bad intentions
-Lear sins by thinking that love can be quantified (as shown when he asks how much his daughters love him). Then we found that, with many of the things that happen to Lear, he brings them upon himself because of his stubbornness and failure to see that his two daughters are malicious.
-Lears fatal flaw: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamartia (it can also be interpreted that Lear actually has not committed any offences, and that his behaviour only reflects his fatal flaw; his inability to recognise his faults and 'see ' metaphorically. As Lear is unaware of the effects of his rational behaviour, he is ignorant to his misdeeds against the people he is meant to care for, and, for that reason, believes he has not committed any sins.)
- His pride is one reason that Cordelia is banished. Lear cannot understand that anyone’s, let alone his daughter’s, love for him could be “Nothing.” (Anger also prompts Lear to this make this rash decision. This is the worst sin that Lear commits. His greed for power stops him from retiring peacefully with Cordelia after giving up the kingdom completely. Because these sins are not against the