Should we feel bad for Goneril in King Lear? | Top grade character analysis

In this video, I provide a top grade analysis of Goneril from the play 'King Lear', and argue that for all her wickedness, there's room for us to sympathise with this otherwise evil character.

Literary techniques discussed:
Simile
Alliteration
Plosives
Irony
Tautology
… and more!

Key quotations in the play covered:
Act 1 Scene 1, King Lear ("You see how full of changes his age is")
Act 1 Scene 4, King Lear (“Here do you keep a hundred knights and squires”)
Act 4 Scene 2, King Lear (“This milky gentleness and course of yours”)

TIMESTAMPS:
01:03 - Reason 1 to sympathise with Goneril: She's deeply insecure as a daughter
03:14 - Reason 2 to sympathise with Goneril: She just wants Lear to get his act together
05:33 - Reason 3 to sympathise with Goneril: She's married to someone she doesn't love or respect

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