Themes in King Lear

• Justice -Cordelia and her husband reach for justice when bringing their army and looking after the king
• Hatred - For King Lear by his two selfish daughters, for regan and Goneril by Cordelia etc. The hatred really motivates this play as well.
• Power - of land, relationships, of kingsmen, lack of power for King Lear, of love ....
• Control - of army, of peopel (manipulating)
• Scheming - against kingLear, the sisters with each other, it drives this play into paranoi and obsession over materialistic things.
• Betrayal - between family and loved ones. It also motivates revenge and justice.
• Reconciliation - This play could be argued that some of it ends in resolution due to forgiveness and reconciliation, but the tragedy of everyone dying could eradicate this.
• Love - lack of it for King Lear, for Goneril by her Husband, however Cordelia's love reigns for her father