Fate In the play King Lear fate decides where each person will go, how they live and how they die. Each character in the play believes in god or a higher power that is responsible for the good and unfortunate events in their lives. Fate places situations on each of them and it is up to the characters to decide how they will play out the situation. Each character blames the gods for their ill …showed first 75 words of 1215 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1215 total…had not been for Edgar. Edgar killed the tyrant responsible for the deceit and betrayal that leads the kingdom into chaos. It was fate that made Edmund the evil illegitimate son and Edgar the good legitimate son. And it was fate that brought them together in the end to fight the battle of good vs. evil. Each character contributed the events in their lives to the gods and the fate that was decided for them.