A short History of English Literature
This extract is from William Shakespeare's great tragedy "King Lear". Here Lear rails bitterly upon the hypocrisy of human. When Gloucester asks the king to give his hand so that he may kiss it, the king utters these words. Before offering his hands to Gloucester, Lear would like to clear his hand because he seems to believe that the hands of all men are blood-stained and covered with guilt. His daughters namely Regan and Goneril ungratefully turn him out and drive him to madness. Most probably this bitter experience has made the king cynical about mankind in general. As his daughters are ungrateful and guilty he thinks all men are guilty and ungrateful and their hands are unclean too.For this reason the hand of man is not worthy to be kissed. Man thinks everything according to him. Here we a re noticing this clearly. On the other hand man learn from his experience.
(Will Continue)
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Let me wipe it first; it smells of mortality.(A4S1)This extract is from William Shakespeare's great tragedy "King Lear". Here Lear rails bitterly upon the hypocrisy of human. When Gloucester asks the king to give his hand so that he may kiss it, the king utters these words. Before offering his hands to Gloucester, Lear would like to clear his hand because he seems to believe that the hands of all men are blood-stained and covered with guilt. His daughters namely Regan and Goneril ungratefully turn him out and drive him to madness. Most probably this bitter experience has made the king cynical about mankind in general. As his daughters are ungrateful and guilty he thinks all men are guilty and ungrateful and their hands are unclean too.For this reason the hand of man is not worthy to be kissed. Man thinks everything according to him. Here we a re noticing this clearly. On the other hand man learn from his experience.
(Will Continue)
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