On king lear...

I have never known a man that love flatteries as much as Lear whose willing to disown his most beloved and favorite daughter, Cordelia, just because she does not want to play the game of who-can-tell-me-which-one-of-you-love-me-most.
Because of that, she lose all the part of the kingdom that she will inherits after his death. since she no longer has any dowry, one of her suitor, Duke of Burgundy, refuse to marry her. So much for a gentleman! But, the King of France willing to marry despite the fact that she has no dowry and being advice by Lear not to marry her. As they say, only a true king knows a true princess...
as it turns out, the one that love him till the end is Cordelia and not the two elder daughters, Goneril and Regan whom flattered him most during that love test. Lear was foolish to succumb to false flattery by his two wicked elder daughters, and divides his kingdom between them. Do you still call a man a king when he is no longer have power to decide or rule as a king?
He was foolish to give up his power before its' time. Everyone around him treat him badly after he given up his power. Only those who are loyal and love him that stay with him despite the odds, especially, Kent-who were banished beacuse he tries to advice Lear when Lear wants to disown Cordelia, Glouscester, Edgar and the Fool.
Lear is not the only fool in King Lear. the other one is Gloucester. He was so blind of the the truth that he did not realize that his natural son, Edgar was innocent... Ironically, he realizes the truth about Edgar's innocence and Edmund's betrayal, only after he was physically blinded by the Duke of Cornwall who pulled out his eyeballs.
Perhaps the saddest and unsatisfying fact about King Lear is the ending. All the main characters are dead except for Edgar, Kent and Duke of Albany...