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In 5 pages, the author discusses the subplot of the Earl of Gloucester and his role in William Shakespeare's King Lear. No other sources are cited.
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Lear" by William Shakespeare. He plays an important role in the play. In fact, when reading "The Tragedy of King Lear," by William Shakespeare, one realizes that there
is a parallel between the Earl of Gloucesters blindness and King Lears blindness. In fact, many comparisons can be made between the two men. Gloucester is not nearly
the same stature of the protagonist, however. Both men have conflicts with their children. It is those conflicts that weave through the storyline and create the tapestry that
is "The Tragedy of King Lear." Both King Lear and the Earl of Gloucester acted too quickly and too harshly against one of their children.
The secondary plot or the sub-plot of "The Tragedy of King Lear" actually mirrors the primary plot of the play. Lear had three daughters, Regan,
Goneril, and Cordelia. Gloucester had two sons Edgar and Edmund. The primary plot of the play involves Lears decision of whom to give an inheritance. He wants
to give his kingdom his three daughters and asks them to tell him how much they love him before he divides it into shares. Well, Regan and Goneril gave
Lear professions of love, but Cordelia did not and her answer was not the one he wanted from her. Because of this, he gave his kingdom to Regan and
Goneril. The secondary plot or the sub-plot of the play involves Gloucester, Edgar, and Edmund and an inheritance also. In the end, King Lear, Regan, Goneril, and Cordelia
died. So did Gloucester and Edmund. One of the most striking resemblances between the primary plot and the sub-plot is the blindness.
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