RJ6.張均玄

Reading Journal 6 49780004 CoEco 張均玄 King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. This play is based on the legend of Leir of Britain, a mythological pre-Roman king. Lear, who is old, wants to retire from power. He decides to divide his kingdom among his three daughters, and offers the largest share to the one who loves him best. Goneril and Regan both proclaim that they love him more than anything in the world, which pleases him. Cordelia speaks temperately and honestly, which annoys him. In his anger he dislikes her, and divides the kingdom between the other two. Lear announces he will live alternately with Goneril and Regan, and their husbands. When Lear's two daughters got power, they no longer respect him anymore. After a series of events, Lear goes and seek Cordelia her daughter that he used to despise the most. Then Lear realized Cordelia is the one who truly loves him. The story ends in a tragic way, Lear carrying his dead youngest daughter. He hopes with the possibility that she may live, with Lear saying, "This feather stirs; she lives!" But Cordelia's death is soon confirmed. This is another tragic play written by Shakespeare. Because Lear mistrusted his two daughters by believing the lies that they told about loving him, he then got himself in to trouble. I believe we should look deep in a person, rather than judging him from the outside. You'll never know a person by just looking at their appearance, it is the heart that we should look in to, this is how to truly ''know'' a person. Avoiding the mistakes that King Lear have made.