Kent's opposition, Lear banishes him from the kingdom. King Lear does not want Kent to become between his daughters and him. “Peace, Kent. Come not between the dragon and his wrath.”-King Lear (Act I, Scene I, Lines 135-136.) All that Kent wants to do is make peace between Lear and Cordelia. After this scene, Goneril and Regan plan together in secrecy. Although they now have complete power over the kingdom, they agree that they must do something to reduce their father's remaining authority. Goneril is refusing to respond to the needs of the King and his entourage. She is calling the shots now and King Lear is never to regain control again. Goneril views her father as an old fool, which she refers to him as an “Idle old man.” –Goneril (Act I, Scene III, Line 17.) Lear quickly learns that he has made a bad decision. His older daughters, Regan and Goneril, quickly begin to undermine the little authority Lear still upholds. Unable to believe this betrayal by his beloved daughters, Lear slowly goes insane.Regan and Goneril aren’t the only ones who have betrayed and been evil to. Edmund is another person who is pure evil. Edmund betrays his brother Edgar by writing a letter forging his signature. “This is the excellent foppery of the world, that when we are sick in fortune...
