King Lear: The Use Of Letters

William Shakespeare used letters as a dramatic device to reveal the
characters' loyalty and betrayal in his play King Lear. The purpose of the
letter is to develop the plot and reveal the characters' attributes. Three
letters help to develop the plot and reveal the characters of Edmund, Gloucester,
Goneril and Albany.
The first letter that appeared on the stage is Edmund's false letter.
The letter talked about Edgar's plan to kill to his father, Gloucester. Edmund
made up this letter to plan against his brother Edgar. Edmund lied to
Gloucester about the letter. This letter developed the subplot in King Lear and
it shows us that Edmund betrayed his brother. Edmund planned to destroy ...

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the letter. Edmund decided to tell Cornwall
about Gloucester ‘s action. Edmund told Cornwall that his father was traitor
who wanted to help France. Edmund did this to receive more power and get the
credit from Duke of Cornwall. The action of Edmund displayed that he would do
anything to get higher rank. He even betrayed his father who is horribly
punished. Edmund becomes the Earl of Gloucester. Edmund had no loyalty to his
father. In Act III, the letter was in Albany's hand. Albany chose to fight the
French army and that showed his loyalty to England.
The last letter on the stage talked about the plan of murder Albany. It
was written by Goneril to Edmund. Goneril didn't love her husband and planned
to kill him. Goneril wanted Edmund to be her husband. The letter proved that
Goneril was going to betray her husband, Albany. This also means she would
betray their marriage.
In King Lear, letters developed the story and displayed the characters'
loyalty or betrayal. ...

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