So King Lear's daughters Goneril and Regan are the definition of evil, yes? I cannot believe all the bad and evil things that the children do in these two acts. Goneril and Regan throw their father out into the storm when he refuses to give up everything... They are first evil for trying to make him give up everything and become nothing, but then they take it to the next step by basically disowning him. They do not care if he lives or dies, as long as they get all the power and kingdom for themselves. How can someone have such hate for their parent? Family betrayal seems to be the key in this play though.
Gloucester is also betrayed by a child, his illegitimate son Edmund. Thanks to Edmund, Gloucester gets tied up by Regan and Cornwall and tortured. In the end, Gloucester's eyes are ripped out by Cornwall. Thankfully Cornwall gets stabbed and is wounded so him and Regan leave, allowing the servants to help clean Gloucester's face and send him away. Some of the things these children do to their parents... how do they live with that?
It seems like the children that proclaim their love to be the greatest for their parent are the ones that betray them. Is that part of the moral of this play- don't trust children that claim to love you the most? What the heck?! Full on evil right there.... I hope those three characters (Goneril, Regan, and Edmund) all get punished and fully pay for their betrayals.
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