Shakespeare's King Lear is a story of treachery and deceit. The villainy of the play knows no bounds. Family lines are ignored in an overwhelming quest for power. This villainy is seen in the characters of Goneril and Regan, two of King Lear's daughters. They have a need for all power and money and ...

King Lear, said to be one of Shakespeare most powerful tragedies, is set upon a king who becomes blind to situations that lead him to the betrayal of two of his daughters, jealousy, and ultimately: death. At the time of the play being written, Shakespeare put situations among real people into persp...