King Lear

William Shakespeare's King Lear is a tragic play that shows the consequences of one man's decisions. The story line surrounds the main character, Lear, as he makes decisions that disrupt order in his Kingdom. When Lear surrenders all of his power and land to his daughters as a reward for their demonstration of love towards him, the breakdown in order is evident. When order is disrupted in King Lear, the chaotic events that Lear endures …

…is the ability to maintain that order. In Shakespeare's King Lear, order is disrupted as a result of Lear's decision to divide the Kingdom, banish his daughter and loyal servant, and his daughters' rise to the top. All these factors contribute to a developing plot and the disruption of order as Lear acts on foolish mistakes. Throughout the tragedy, Lear struggles through hardships to try to reestablish order in the great Kingdom he once ruled.