Edgar's disguise & loyalty from "summary" of The Tragedy of King Lear by William Shakespeare
Edgar, the son of the Earl of Gloucester, hides his identity and feigns madness in order to avoid the evil plans of his wicked brother Edmund. Despite his disguise, Edgar remains loyal to his father and ultimately reveals his true identity to help restore justice and peace.- As Edgar puts on a false identity to penetrate the court of King Lear, he is determined to remain loyal to his true father and help him restore his honour.
- Whilst playing the part of a vagabond fool, Edgar demonstrated strength of character and loyalty despite the risk to identify himself for his cause.
- Edgar astutely manipulated elements of deception by assuming different guises to protect certain truths and ultimately discover matters of great consequence.
- In assuming the ragged cloak and rough appearance of Poor Tom, Edgar succeeded in gaining access to secret documents that revealed the dishonesty of the evil sisters.
- By pretending to be a lunatic in disguise up until the very last moment allowed the cunning Edgar to steer clear of any suspicion and outwit those who sought to harm him.
- When confronted by peril, Edgar chose fidelity over upheaval in order to remain true to his task at hand which was to uncover corruption in court.
