King lear 2
King lear 2In Shakespeare's King Lear, Edmund, the illegitimate sone of Gloucester, plans to attain a piece of the land by causing ill feelings between Gloucester and his legitimate son, Edgar. In his monologue at the beginning of Act 1, scene ii, Edmund's tone shows by using sarcasm, questioning, and ridiculing the bitterness that he had been denied what his brother and most others take for granted.
Beginning on line 6, Edmund questions the wrongdoings of his origins. Just because his is "twelve or fourteen moonshines lag of a brother" (Act I, scene ii) why is he base? Questioning his beginnings shows that Edmund has not forgotten or tried to get past his issues with his father and brother. Not being able to forget his problem is a major component of bitterness and Edmund clearly demonstrated this quality.
Sarcasm is used powerfully to show Edmund's animosity toward his brother and other legitimate children. The word "legitimate" means authentic or genuine and its tone is usually...
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