If we assume the main plot follows King Lear and his three daughters and the subplot follows the Earl of Gloucestor and his two sons, then there are indeed numerous similarities and several interesting differences between King Lear’s plot and subplot. For one, as far as we know, Lear’s three daughters, Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia, all have the same mother, whereas Gloucester had his son Edgar with his wife and his son Edmund out...
If we assume the main plot follows King Lear and his three daughters and the subplot follows the Earl of Gloucestor and his two sons, then there are indeed numerous similarities and several interesting differences between King Lear’s plot and subplot. For one, as far as we know, Lear’s three daughters, Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia, all have the same mother, whereas Gloucester had his son Edgar with his wife and his son Edmund out of wedlock. Another obvious difference is the fact that Lear’s children are women and Gloucester’s children are men. However, both Gloucester and Lear have children who betray and children who remain loyal to them.
Other similarities between the two older men include a distinct lack of judgment when it comes to the value of their offspring. Lear rewards Goneril’s and Regan’s flattery and punishes Cordelia’s honesty. Gloucester underestimates Edmund’s resentment towards his illegitimacy and falls for his slander of Edgar. Lear and Gloucester receive harsh punishments for their mistakes as fathers, but the two men eventually reconcile with their faithful children. One final difference is that there seems to be more hope for Gloucester than for Lear, who dies with Cordelia’s dead body in his arms. Gloucester dies happy after reuniting with Edgar, who lives on.
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