Act 1 #2: Goneril and Regan

From the inside, most people do things because they think they are doing what is right. They are driven because they believe what they are doing is the best thing for them especially if what they are they are planning on doing is for the benefiting them whether it is mentally or physically. These are known as monstrous individuals. Goneril and Regan are both monstrous characters who are willing to do whatever they can in order to get what they want. In Act 1, these characters have relied on flattery to persuade their fathers that they love him so much that words cannot express their love in order to get the land from King Lear, their father. They are willing to lie and go behind their father’s back because they are so greedy. The image of the world in their heads is that everyone else in the world should be doing what they are doing because it is the right thing to do. They often look at others as fools because they are able to trick them into what they want. Often times when monstrous individuals like Goneril and Regan have a plan, it is not a positive one. In relation to the world today, I would consider the two sisters to be bullies. Bullies do what they want to other people no matter what the other person may feel like emotionally or physically as a result. Their purpose is to make themselves feel good about themselves by putting others down and harming them in any way. Bullies usually do this because they have low self-esteem, however, I do not believe that Goneril and Regan have low self-esteem nor insecure of themselves. These characters are simply greedy and want their father’s land and all that he has so they are going to do whatever they feel is right in order to trick their father. I honestly cannot relate to neither one of these sisters.