King Lear Act I (post 1)

While i do not condone the behavior of either Goneril or Regan, i do understand what is going through their minds in this instance.  Up for grabs is a rather substantial part of a kingdom.  Now, this is much better than anything any naive daughter got on MTV's Super Sweet 16.  It's logical that they are going to want the most of this gift that they can get, and will do things that they wouldn't do normally in order to get it.  There's a saying that goes, "everyone has their price."  This most definitely applies here as a parcel of a kingdom of this nature is like learning that you and another family member are the sole benefactors of a large sum of money left in a passed loved one's will, but you have to do something out of the ordinary for yourself to get it.  The world inside their heads is completely obsessed with getting as much of their dad's land as they can possibly get, and this means that they're not paying much attention to others feelings.  I can't say that I personally have ever been in a situation in which i would completely disregard others in order to acheive a desire, but I am aware that there is a certain amount of prosperity that i would start to loosen my morals and ethics in order to obtain.