The concept of nature in Shakespeare’s King Lear is not simply one of the many themes contained within the tragedy, but rather it can be considered to be the foundation of the entire play. Through Edmund and Edgar, Shakespeare shows us examples of the struggle between civilization and nature (good and evil). The very definition of nature seems to be brought up and debated during the course of the tragedy as well. In order …showed first 75 words of 1193 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1193 total…not the fault of an unjust nature, because nature doesn't really exist to take fault. So while it can be argued that Lear has risen above the self-love image of his daughters, and developed a humanlike nature, comprising of solid ethics and reason, it has in reality made no difference. It seems that within King Lear, Shakespeare exposes nature for what it really is; an ambiguous concept that really has no clear definition or criteria.