'King Lear' by William Shakespeare is the story of the king of Britain and his three daughters. There is also an underlying plot involving the Earl of Gloucester and his two sons. The two plots while separate, are mingled together to create one story. 'The mingling of the two plots goes far to account for the supreme richness and complexity of King Lear'. This statement is correct as Shakespeare's addition of the story of Gloucester …showed first 75 words of 850 total…

…showed last 75 words of 850 total…Gonerill, as Lears daughters, decieve and manipulate their fathers for their own personal gain. They show and equal cruelty and lack of compassion towards their family. These parallel characters accentuate the idea of cruelty and unkindness and adds to the complexity of 'King Lear'. The intertwining of two plots in 'King Lear' creates a great depth and complexity within the story. The two plots create an emphasis and complexity to the ideas of the play.