PARENT AND CHILD RELATIONSHIPS

By: Brandi Akin, Michaela Beam, Kenzie Hagan, Charley McCoy, Cameron Peavler and April Reprogle.

Theme

Despite how strong the relationship between a parent and child should

be, the lack of honesty, communication, and respect

destroys the natural order of family bonds.

Act One

“How sharper then a serpent’s tooth it is To have a thankless child. Away, away!”

(Lear, Act I. iv, 295-296)

In this scene, Goneril is back talking her father,

and Lear basically calls her out on her disrespectful ways. He tells her that if

she can’t respect him she needs to get out.

Act Two

But yet thou art my flesh, my blood, my daughter, or rather a disease that’s in my flesh.”(Lear, Act II. IV, 220-

221)

Lear is saying I love you, you are my daughter, but you

cause me more pain then joy. Your communications to me are not clear, and you take

advantage of the power I have given to you.

Act Three

“That which my father loses – no less

than all the younger rises and the old doth fall.

(Edmund, Act III. III, 25-26)

Edmund’s true colors come out, in this scene he betrays his father showing us his lack of

honesty and the destructive relationship

between the two.

Act Four

“Tigers, not daughters, what have you performed? A father, and a gracious aged man, whose reverence even the head- lugged bear would lick, most barbarous, most degenerate have you madded.”

(Albany Act IV. II, 40-43)

Albany tells his wife that she has gone to far. He also

informs her that the reason behind her father being so

crazy is the fact that her and Reagan have forced him to

become that way. Albany just points out how disrespectful Goneril is and how dishonest she seems to always become

with her father.

Act Five

“No, no, no, no! Come, let’s away to prison: We two alone will sing like birds I’ the’ cage.”

(Lear Act V. II, 8-9)

This quote shows how dysfunctional the family is, yet despite the problems they are still loving even if honesty is something that is lacked.