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Black and White
Summary: There exists, in nature, a thin line between good and evil. This thin line is often hard to distinguish creating a gray area of uncertainty between the black of unadulterated villainy and the white of immaculate innocence. In William Shakespeare's play King Lear, no gray area exists. The play's characters, just like the ink and the pages of the script themselves, are either black or white. Though the majority of the characters are indeed inherently evil, their own treacherous nature betrays them and, along with the justice served at the hands of the few righteous souls, slays them all in the end.
There exists, in nature, a thin line between good and evil. This thin line is often hard to distinguish creating a gray area of uncertainty between the black of unadulterated villainy and the white of immaculate innocence. In William Shakespeare's play King Lear, no gray area exists. The play's characters, just like the ink and the pages of the script themselves, are either black or white. Though the majority of the characters are indeed inherently evil, their own treacherous nature betrays them and, along with the justice served at the hands of the few righteous souls, slays them all in the end.
Kent is one of the few benevolent men in the play. In one of his many virtuous displays, Kent defends Cordelia against her father's harsh and undeserved punishment. He tells the king :
Revoke thy gift,
Or, whilst I can vent clamor from my throat,
I'll tell...
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