King Lear Hasty Quotes

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King Lear
In Act I and Act II, King Lear is hasty and very expectant. He exhibits these characteristics often throughout the first two acts. Lear shows his hastiness when he quickly disowns Cordelia, and also when he gives Kent five days to get out of the kingdom. He says that he is very angry at one point and he doesn't want to take his anger out on anyone, so they should stay away. King Lear shows how expecting he is when he talks about how he assumed Cordelia would be the one to take care of him in his old age, and also when he tells his daughters to profess their love to them.
King Lear is very quick to disown Cordelia, this is one example of how hasty he is. He decided that there are no family ties between them, and he considers her …show more content…

If on the next day following,
Thy banished trunk be found in our dominions,
The moment is thy death. Away! By Jupiter,
This shall not be revoked.” (1.1, 168-181)
King Lear shows how expecting he is when he tells Kent about how he loved Cordelia the most and planned to spend his old age with her taking care of him. He then tells Cordelia to get out of his sight, and that if she doesn’t love her father then he’ll only have peace when he is dead.
“Peace, Kent.
Come not between the dragon and his wrath.
I loved her most and thought to set my rest
On her kind nursery. Hence, and avoid my sight!
So be my grave my peace as here I give
Her father’s heart from her. Call France. Who stirs?
Call Burgundy. Cornwall and Albany,
With my two daughters' dowers digest this third.
Let pride, which she calls plainness, marry her.
I do invest you jointly with my power,
Pre-eminence, and all the large …show more content…

Ourself, by monthly course,
With reservation of an hundred knights
By you to be sustained, shall our abode
Make with you by due turns. Only shall we retain
The name, and all th' additions to a king. The sway,
revenue, execution of the rest,
Belovèd sons, be yours; which to confirm,
This coronet part between you.” (1.1, 123-141)
King Lear also shows how expecting he is when he tells his daughters to profess their love to him. He tells them that this is how he is going to split his kingdom up, and that whoever loves him the most will get the best part of his kingdom. He allows flattery to cloud his judgment during this. King Lear assumed that Cordelia loved him the most. When she wasn't the one to profess her love like the others, it made him angry. She was being honest, while her other sisters were saying whatever they could so they could get the best part of the kingdom.
“Meantime we shall express our darker purpose.
Give me the map there. Know that we have divided
In three our kingdom, and ’tis our fast intent
To shake all cares and business from our age,
Conferring them on younger strengths while we
Unburdened crawl toward death. Our son of
Cornwall,
And you, our no less loving son of

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