One to watch--for lost---With a thin helmet? My enemy dog. Even if he had bitten me, he would have had to stand against my fire that evening; and you want to desolate yourself, poor father, To hide yourself with abandoned pigs and rascals, In short and moldy straw? Alas, alas! It's surprising that your life and your mind didn't come to a conclusion right away. He wakes up; talk to him (4.7. 30-42) She is dismayed at how fragile her father looks and angry that his sister isn't taking better care of him. Cordelia wished she had tried to make her father see reason when he had disowned her. If she had, he wouldn't be in this horrible state. King Lear was a play that led the audience into tragic family destruction. Although a father had sovereignty over his household which included his wife, children, and servants, King Lear seemed to have none. Yet the audience is acutely aware of how much the king demands respect and loyalty from his daughter and when he feels betrayed, he withdraws his support. Lear's desire for love is above all its destruction. This is evidenced by the feeling of betrayal on the part of his children one by one and his most faithful servants. King Lear sinks into a despair so dark that he loses contact with