Wednesday, April 21, 2010

King Lear Cont'd

I apologize for the past boring, shorter blogs. I have lost my touch in the midst of spring and distractions and my getting into university trouble...


As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods;
They kill us for their sport.

Gloucester speaks adamantly about his theories on the lack of order in the universe. He blames the gods and the world as he says man is incapable of imposing his own thoughts and his own morals due to the controlling outside forces. This quote shows how he does not feel there is any justice in the gods decision making but merely it is a sport in which cruelty and inflexibility rule. This all exemplifies his reasoning that there is no rationale behind any of the suffering that encompasses the play.

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