act III; #2 - gloucester && graphic violence .

The purpose of this particular incident is so that Gloucester can “see” the truth. The truth is that it is his son Edmund that was really betraying him from the beginning. He called out for Edmund, thinking that it is he that truly loves him. However, Edgar is the one who really loves him. Edmund is actually the son that is the illegitimate one who is on Goneril and Regan’s side and wants to take his father’s power and title of earl. I would definitely call this gratuitous violence because it seems like everyone is only fighting and torturing in this scene because they are being selfish and only thinking about themselves. The servant was only trying to protect Gloucester and stop the torment, but in the end the servant was killed by Regan. We are starting to see more in this particular part of the book how selfish humans can be and how they can let their inner selves extremely take over to the point that they are willing to do whatever, like plucking someone eyes out. I do, however, think that this type of graphic violence would necessary for a slasher film because graphic violence are what makes up slasher films. These films are horrific and often gory, but it is not sudden like in King Lear’s play. The violence in slasher films often occurs throughout the whole movie from beginning to end and not suddenly in the middle. I am not that familiar with Grand Theft Auto but I do know that it is rated for the mature because of its violence. Therefore, I think since the game is known as being violent, this type of graphic violence would be necessary and not uncalled for because it follows the whole scheme of the game. HOWEVER, there should never be an excuse for any time of violence whether graphic or not. In my opinion, no one should ever declare when it a time or a place for graphic violence, there should not be any.