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Analysis of Edmunds Soliliquy in Act 5 Scene 1 in queer Lear     The portion of The Tragedy of queer Lear I chose begins on line 55 of act five photograph one and continues to line 64. I chose this selection because it includes much information somewhat plot and character. Prior to my selection Regan questions Edmund closely about his relationship with her sister, Goneril, because Regan suspects they devote been intimate. Edmund denies these accusations at the beginning of act five scene one, but states his true(a) intentions in his soliloquy starting on line 55. Shortly by and by at the beginning of act five scene three Cordelia and King Lear atomic number 18 captured and held prisoner. In the selection I chose, Edmund expresses his true feelings about the sock triangle he and the sisters Goneril and Reagan are in.   ... Neither can be enjoyed,   If twain remain alive to take the widow   Exasperates, makes mad her sister Goneril   And scarcely shall I carry out my side, (V, i, ll 58-61)   Edmund conveys how though both sisters are vying for his sleep together and eventually his hand in marriage, he does not love either, and is all playing them for his own benefit he just wants to increase his power. Stands on me to defend, not to debate. (V, i, ll 69)   The selection I chose develops character in the play. Edmunds soliloquy shows how misguided the sisters really are, competing for the love of someone who is repulsed by the thought of them. Also it is humourous their rivalry that helped them get their land from Lear by outdoing each other with flattery for him is that what kills them, while their sister who didnt compete with false flattery against the two and got no ... ...Exasperates, makes mad her sister Goneril   And hardly shall I carry out my side,   Her husband being alive. (V, i, ll 58-62) This also reveals that Edmund is incapable of loving anyone because he is so over whelmed with attaining power. Goneril and Regans characters are also developed in this selection. Both of the sisters are blinded by their love for Edmund to the point where they put all other things aside to get his love, and ironically the one they both love so much kills them, as Goneril poisoned Regan because she feared Regan would splay Edmund from her. After finding out that Edmund is defeated, she takes her own life as well. Without this soliloquy, a great void would be left in the play. Goneril, Regan and Edmunds characters would not be fully developed, the plot would not be as complex or entertaining.