Shakespeare's play, King Lear, tells a story of deformed swearing through a series of betrayals and betrayals. When one is too deeply in love with one's own world, one tends not to listen, on purpose, to the advice given by someone else, if the information provided is not to one's liking. Such ignorant concern with one's own illusions has given rise to the theme that a man's misconceptions can lead to the ruin of his once pristine world. In the play, Lear lived a cavernous life as a king, protected by his own powers, wealth, and status. This led him to intertwine his true world with the characteristics of reality, which led Lear to make the most feared mistake of his life, bringing death upon himself and his beloved daughter. Lear's greed for status, but his indolent change, was the beginning of this chaos. Stationed in his illusions, Lear expected faithful devotion and love from all those under him, including his three daughters, especially the youngest Cordelia. As a result, the king decided to divide his land among his three daughters in exchange for his daughters' words of love for him. Cordelia thought to herself, “What will Cordelia say? Love and be silent" (11). As King Lear's favorite daughter, Cordelia also offers her father the purest and most sincere devotion. However, her secretive nature prevented Cordelia from expressing her feelings out loud. Her love for her father is simply too great for words, unlike the pure adulation uttered by her two older sisters. “Then poor Cordelia! (to herself) Yet it is not so, Zhou 2 for I am sure that my love is heavier than my tongue” (11). Although Cordelia is Lear's favorite daughter, Lear's misconceptions prevented him from listening...... middle of paper ...... also caressing his heart, because his imprudence had killed the most love pure gift given to him by his beloved. daughter.Mistrust in good and complete trust in evil led to the punishment of the Gods on simple humanity. A stupid mistake led to chaos breaking out, and both the good guys and the bad guys suffered great losses. The sins of adultery and treason against kinship are not so easily overlooked by the powers of Deity. While one may free oneself from one's illusions after experiencing traumatizing despair, the reality one faces is far more barbaric. Such misconceptions about reality due to ignorance and naivety lead to the downfall of not only the virtuous, but also the unrighteous. Works Cited Shakespeare. King Lear. Ed. Barbara A. Mowat and Paul Werstine. New York City: Washington Square POCKET BOOKS Publishing, 1993. Print.