King Lear: Justice in the Play

Everyone would agree that the play, King Lear, is a tragedy. Many of the “good guys” die as well as the “bad guys”, which makes the play a pitiable one. However, many would wonder is this justified? Is the ending of the play fair for the characters involved? I believe that there is some justice in King Lear, but there are also injustices done to the more innocent characters. It is undeniable that Goneril and …

…justice, does not happen and has no place in the society within the play. However, it helps to draw the audience’s attention as to how precious and valuable our justice system is. Without it, we would be emerged in a world so barbaric and so crude that we might very well end up as Lear does in the play; a lonely, tragic madman without hope and without a sense of what real justice is.