King Lear
... because he disagrees with him. Lear wants to be surrounded by ‘yes’ men, and gets into an uproar if an honest person who was once very close to him decides that Lear did not make a proper decision. The exiling of the earl of Kent by King Lear was not a smart decision, because Kent was a very intelligent man who knew what Lear was doing to his family is wrong, and tried to show him that. This expiation directed towards Kent was a devastation of personal order, because Lear removed one of the faithful, most honest companions from near him. Lear’s own daughters, who claim to love him so much, are now planning their father’s own demise as to gain complete and utter control of everything in the kingdom. The destruction of social order begins with Edmund’s soliloquy when he states that he despises the social community’s outlook on illegitimate children and that they have no status in their parent’s wealth and standing in the community. Edmund continues to destroy Edgar's position in their father’s life by writing a letter outlining the death of their father, and by convincing Edgar to walk around with a sword as to confirm the father’s suspicions about Edgar’s plans. This shows the destruction of social order, because it shows how two half brothers cannot get along due to the envy of one by another due to the social status and the inheritance of immense wealth. The reason behind Edgar’s wanting to ruin his father’s life, is to be recognized by the community, hence bringing his status up. The destruction of social order also occurs when we see Lear’s two daughters treating him badly, and Kent’s return disguised as a servant to help Lear. Kent’s chiding of Lear’s decision to give up the responsibility of Britain to his daughters’ husbands, makes Lear think he’s insane. Everything falls apart with Kent’s banishment, Edgar’s running away, and Lear’s daughters’ planning. The social order of things can also be seen to be falling apart when Goneril’s servants purposely disobey Lear by pretending that he’s a part of the woodwork when he asks one of them a question; Oswald to be specific acts this way. The destruction of nature in the play starts when we see Lear calling on Mother Nature to make his daughter Goneril childless due to her heartless treatment of her father. This shows how the destruction starts, because he clearly asks Mother Nature for her not to bear any heirs, which affects her status as a wife and a future mother, as well as a queen. He also calls upon nature to keep his jester from going insane; little does he know that his jester is telling the truth about Goneril and Regan. The nature of a King’s life is to have his entire regime travel with him wherever he goes. Lear’s daughters wh...