A King is supposed to have all that he needs without having to worry about anything in his late years. Yet King Lear, in Act 3, Scene 2, cries out pitifully: "I am a man more sinned against than sinning." I agree personally that Lear has been sinned against extremely badly, however, I do not totally agree that Lear is a man more sinned against than sinning as he has I think brought a lot of his pain on himself.
             What I feel that Lear is trying to say, is that he feels that he is being unjustly treated, but not just by his daughters, but by everyone. In the play there is a lot of symbolism, which also works against Lear and which, make him feel worse than he already does. I think that the weather is one of the main factors, for example, after Lear's daughters have sent him away and told him that he can not have any of his own followers if he is to live with them. The reason I say this is because the weather in the play becomes very grey and dull, it begins to rain and sets the scene and also reflects Lear's feelings of being almost stuck in the mud and he does not know how to get out. Lear walks around as if he has a lot of weight and stress on his shoulders, just like someone who is soaking wet with water.
             Another reason that I feel that Lear is so annoyed and feels that he is being almost punished is because he is slowly beginning to realise that he is going mad. I also believe that Lear can not see where he went wrong when he was unfair to his daughter Cordelia when he sent her away, therefore by giving his land to both Gonerill and Regan, he did not only put his own lifestyle in jeopardy but he also has effectively destroyed himself and made himself go mad. After the quotation has been said Lear has been left without anywhere to live or with anyone who he wants to love him. The only person who he has is the fool and Kent who is trying to sort out the mess that Lear has created.
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