King Lear and A Thousand Acres
In most tragic pieces of literature, it is very common to see the demise or destruction of a characters' mind and poise as a stable person. Besides looking at the actual demise though, it is also important to look at the effects of unrewarding events and the relationship of certain characters. In both Shakespeare's King Lear, and Smiley's A Thousand Acres, both issues prove to be the causes of demise and destruction, despite the fact that "appearances" indicate all is well. In King Lear, we read a classic Shakespeare tragedy. He presents a story of an old king, who in his later years, but not near death, decides to divide his land amongst his three daughters'. Lear decides to split the land between his two oldest daughters', Goneril and Regan, and his youngest daughter Cordelia, who as his favorite daughter, was to receive the largest piece of land. Lear asked his daughters to express their love to him, or better yet, to express how much they loved him. Goneril and Regan were very quick to lay on extreme flattery, and untrue love. They expressed how their love for him was unmatched, and how they could love nothing or no one as they love him. In return they received their respective share of land and powe
Ginny got her dreams and got off the farm. Rose becomes enraged, but Ginny remains the peacemaker she is and notes that what Rose found annoying she usually tried to accept (149). "(353) The appearance of what was once, is now gone. One event in particular, found in both works, is the storm scene. While on the stand to answer questions of his daughters' mismanagement of the farm, Larry loses his sanity shouting that his family has killed Caroline. This reasoning was not good enough for the old farmer, and he replies with, "you don't want it my girl, you're out. Pete and Ty begin noting that Larry's farm orders and complaints are becoming unruly. Throughout the novel she constantly identifies herself with Rose, until she comes to the realization that although she just assumed differences with Rose were on the surface, "After all she wasn't me. (Smiley 102) We receive a hint during a bedtime conversation between Ty and Ginny, of the tragedy that is lures over the family, and what the cause will be. While bombarding Ginny with harsh insults, Ty never stuck up for her. Larry Cook, an aging farmer, is the proprietor of a successful farm. "(Smiley 19) From what we know as the reader, Caroline's uncertainty seems to make sense. Caroline begins to accuse Ginny that she and Rose actually are benefiting from this more than anyone, and that they are the cause of their father's demise. Despite being a little unsure, Ginny answers, "It's a good idea", Rose answers "It's a great idea", while the youngest Caroline simply states, "I don't know. At this point, the relationships of the family members' begin to take form and disaster and madness sets in.
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