King Lear Good vs Evil

Good vs. Evil-King Lear
In Shakespeare’s   play King Lear, Shakespeare builds many different lifestyles in which people live. Some of the main characters he uses exemplify Shakespeare’s idea. One of his many ideas is good versus evil between the characters and their lives which he shows throughout the play. The good in the world of King Lear weighs out all of the bad that happens in the world.
It is often said that evil was created by humans who decide to do wrong to others. Duke of Albany said that “all evil will be justly punished.” He showed that it is indeed the people who create evil and not the gods. King Lear believes that since Edgar is out on the heath he must have given everything to his daughters as well. Since he believes that Edgar gave everything to evil, King   Lear must believe that people are the cause of evil. It was King   Lear's daughters who decided to do wrong to King Lear and it was King Lear's fault in giving away all of his land. Since the daughters are humans in the play, it is the humans who caused the evil and Lear believes that humans were the ones who created evil. Edgar, is anothercharacter in the play who believes that evil is caused by humans and not the gods. Edgar said, “The gods are just, and of our peasant vices make instruments to plague us" (ACT V, iii, 169). Edgar clearly says that the gods are right and it is the people who are responsible for promoting evil in the world. It is us who make the instruments necessary for evil to spread and plague the world. In the world of King Lear many characters believe evil was caused by the people and not by the gods.

      Even though evil was created by humans good will always exist.   After King Lear was captured he showed that even if evil exists, good will always be present. Lear speaks about love with Cordelia in the prison cell and how they will still have each other despite of the evil around them (ACT V, iii, 8). On another occasion Lear also says that despite all the evil in...