Minggu, 08 Juni 2014

Summary of King Lear

A long time ago, there was a kingdom in England. The king names is King Lear who has three beautiful daughters. They are Goneril, Regan and Cordelia, but the only his child who has beautiful heart is Cordelia. While her sisters, Regan and Goneril have ugly heart who wanted to the wealth of their father only. One day, King Lear decided to give his wealth for her children. He wanted to give Goneril and Regan with the same big of wealth. And he would give the big part of his wealth to Cordelia as a good and simple daughter who he is so love her than Goneril and Regan.

The way of he gave them of the wealth was he played the words of love from his children to him. Who was the best to the delivery of love words would given the biggest wealth. Of course, this occasion did not be over of Goneril and Regan. They said all of the words who can make the King flying. But Cordelia did not doing something same like her sister, she was simple and rejected for playing and said to him if the words of love could not be strong to prove the real love, because the words can’t express the real love. And she just love to him as a daughter to father. And finally, the King Lear took the wrong way where expel Crodelia from the Kingdom. And King Lear also did not give his wealth to Crodelia event so bit because he was disappointed to her. Then Crodelia married with the France King who love her as real although Crodelia did not has the little wealth from his father. And so different then Burgundy side who did not want marry with Cordelia because she did not get the wealth from her father.

Cordelia went out from the Kingdom, and started the new life with her husband in another Kingdom, while King Lear divided his wealth to Goneril and Regan. Beside that Kent as adviser of kingdom gave him opinion to change his mind and did not expel Crodelia from Kingdom, but Lear was rejected it.

Meanwhile, Edmund as a bad man who has wily brain, the son of Gloucester and he make a crafty trick. He was holding a letter and did some acting then closed to Gloucester. Gloucester looked the letter who on Edmund’s hands and he felt so interested and wanted to know how about the letter was. He said that the letter gotten by someone who through from his window and the letter contained about Edgar who he wanted to enlighten him and said if he is as son so wrong who always wait the father until die of old age. Then Gloucester said that to the Edmund should be find him and tell what he intends to do. Edmund was success to deceive all of the people in castle that Edgar as good man made a plan to killing Gloucester. And Edgar also believed who Edmund said to him if their father is angry with him and wants to make him a prisoner. Therefore, Edgar pretended to be poor Tom as a cadger. And another side Edmund told to Gloucester that no one believes to him because he is a poor bastard. This happen was make Gloucester so angry and wants to give all of his wealth to him.

King Lear really wants to go out from the activity as a king. He spends time to Goneril and her husband is Albany. And Goneril so tired to hidden her real behavior who loves her father. And there were occurred a fighting words between them and Kent. Kent reminded her who Lear is her father and had given his wealth to her. But Goneril stayed to hard child and expelled his father from her castle. Lear is so angry and disappointed to her daughter’s attitude. He went to Regan and proving her words yesterday who she love him. As same like Goneril, Regan lied to her father about her feeling. He refused her father to live with her. And there were made Lear so understand that about the fake about loyalty and honesty. He realized all of the words that Goneril and Regan said are untruth. They did not love as much as they ever said to him. This happened live a big scar to him. He is so disappoint to his did in the past time. He felt so sad and cheated. He walked on the way that he want. And he met with Edgar who undercover as poor Tom. He poured all of his sadness to him and after a while he was realizing that the poor Tom has bad smell and he also realizes that he must to do something good to the people like poor Tom when he is still become a King.

While, Gloucester decided to help Lear event Goneril and Regan asked him to don’t do that. But Gloucester still gave Lear a safe place and asked him to go to Dover and met with Cordelia that the fact is Cordelia and her husband has preparing a fighting to Goneril and Regan side. And when Gloucester back to the castle, he captured as a traitor. Then Regan and Cornwall took his eyeballs because he was helping Lear to out from castle and safe him as well from them. Cornwall who took out Gloucester’s eyeballs so happy and be laugh was so many. He was killed by the loyal Gloucester’s servant, but Regan as his wife did not feel sad. The Gloucester screamed out cause his illness. Edgar walk alone then he saw Gloucester who exist in the illness close to him. And Edgar so sad to showing this happened. The Gloucester asked him about the place of Dover and he wants to take the place. Of course Edgar as good man that undercover of the poor Tom leaded the way to Gloucester.

Meanwhile, Edmund who followed Goneril to back to the Castle and they knew about Cornwall as husband of Regan was dead, Goneril was being afraid. Because her young sister had been widow so it means that Regan has an opportunity to close with Edmund who a man she loved.

The servant came to Goneril and told her about Albany is her husband knew about the letter. But the reaction of Goneril was not care. Then she came to the Edmund and showing her love to him. She said that she doesn’t love her husband anymore because she has falling in love with him. And she wants to be his woman if Edmund kill Albany. And they did a hug each other. Suddenly, Regan came and showed their love. She was angry and gave a space to them. And she said also about the fact who she want search Gloucester then give the proof who is the person had killed him.

Beside it, Albany brought Lear to the Cordelia, because when the servant wanted to catching him, he was there. And it makes Cordelia been owe to goodness of Albany. And there was make Lear so realize who the daughter is really love his self. Then he asked big sorry to her. And Cordelia never thought that’s all is her father faults. Albany went to the Cordelia’s castle to go to battle. And the middle road he met with Edgar as poor Tom. And they felt ever seen. Then they discuss about someone who wanted kill Gloucester and they also found out the way of this problems and search the proved.

In the castle Regan and Goneril were quarrelling to get Edmund’s love. Goneril pushed Regan and reminding her about Edmund love her only. In the middle of fighting, suddenly Albany came and kicked Edmund as bad man. And he also angry with her wife Goneril who love another man except him. Suddenly Regan fainted and Albany asked the servant to bring her to the tent.  Edgar came and abused Edmund as traitor that before it he knows if Edmund like a tricky mouse. Then they fought with sword and finally Edgar won the battle it means Edmund injured by Edgar’s sword and he died. Goneril so shocked and cried because of it.  While Albany was reading out of the letter that finally he know who the poor Tom exactly, he is Edgar as a son of Gloucester who was dead.

The servant came to them, and told if Regan was dead because poison by Goneril and Goneril was dead also. She killed herself with the sword, because she loves Edmund so much. Before the dead come closer of Goneril, she said to them if she had sent someone to killing Cordelia and lear. If you want changed you should be fast to stop all of that.


Unfortunately, they were late for Cordelia, who had hanged up by Edmund’s hangman. Then Lear entered with carrying his daughter who had dead on his hug. When Lear realized what happen in his family, he also dead because weight shock. Albany and Edgar are the people who still alive. And they decided to lead the castle together.  

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