King Lear Act I

This past weekend, we finished reading Act I of King Lear. So far, I like the play.
I thought that it would be much more difficult and hard to understand because it was
written by Shakespeare, but I was surprised to find it pretty easy.I also like the story.
I'm not sure but I find King Lear very pitiful. Although he has two wise advisors, Kent
and Gloucester, who support him from his side, he is too old to even know the
difference between right choices from wrong choices. His greatest fear is that he is mad.
King Lear knows that his judgement is getting weak. He knows this when he sees
Goneril's true being. He realizes that her doings are so much worse than what Cordelia did
to him. Although he lacked judgement, I understand why he could have been mad at
Cordelia. I also think she could have replied a little more warmly towards her father.
But because of his old age, we see that King Lear throws out the one daughter that actually
gave him a truthful answer, the one that loves him the most. He loses that one daughter he
used to love the most and instead shares his inheritance with the other two. Lear is even
more pitiful because his own two daughters use him for their own benefit. He is not wanted
by either and sent back and forth between the two. One way Shakespeare shows the differences
between Goneril and Regan and Cordelia is through their name. We see that Goneril and Regan's
names aren't as pleasant and melodious as Cordelia's name. Also, sometimes we see Cordelia
talking in rhyming poems which shows that she speaks much more beautifully than her sisters.
It's a shame that Lear is unable to see this true love for him but is instead blinded by false
love and artificial words. However, Kent and Gloucester are able to see this. I find it interesting
that Kent would even disguise himself to go back to work for Lear even after he has kicked
him out. This shows that Kent knows that Lear isn't all that stupid and he isn't such a bad king,
the fact that he has loyal followers such as Kent and Gloucester. If a wise man such as Kent
is able to follow Lear and stay loyal to him, I don't see how Lear can be such a bad person.
Another point I found interesting is the fact that the Fool is one of the wisest characters in the play.
It is ironic how his name is the fool. The Fool continues to advise the king and foreshadows
a lot of the correct things.
The play is a corrected version written by Shakespeare. And unlike the original, this play is
known to have a tragic ending. I wonder how the story will end and although I am not a fan
of sad endings, I hope it will have some kind of bittersweet ending to it.