The opening two acts of William Shakespeare's play, King Lear, contain numerous displays of true duty as well as false duty. ... The attainment of power by Goneril and Regan makes them forget about all of the gifts and treasures bestowed on them by Lear and they feel as if he has no future use to them now. ... Once he accomplished that feat he wrote a slanderous and horribly bad letter pretending to be from Edgar. ... Kent is truly a friend to the king and he only wishes to perform his duties to the best of his ability. Due to the fact that he is utterly compelled to serve the King, Kent ...

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Once she decided on a course of action, she did not veer off course even if it meant certain death. ... In her opinion, she was just as capable as the king himself. ... She is the one person who is brave enough to oppose the king. ... Haimon and Creon are also in conflict due to Creon's decision to kill Haimon's future wife, Antigone. ... Antigone not only defied the king so that her brother could pass into the underworld but also so that the gods would not be upset. ...

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Once the oracle had told the two of what was to come of their family's lives, they decided to get rid of Oedipus. ... Instead, the shepherd gave Oedipus to another shepherd, who in turn gave him to a foreign King and Queen. ... This proves that the King and Queen of Thebes had the control to put an end to the events of the future before they began, but chose not to. ... The man was his real father, the King of Thebes. ...

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Once they fell in love, Medea fled her family and home country to be with Jason. ... Medea then convinced the daughters of Pelias to kill their own father, the king of Iolcus (Euripides 31). ... The new wife, Glauce, was the daughter of Creon, who was the king of Corinth. ... Jason stated that "It's not for the sake of any woman that I have made this royal marriage, but, as I've already said, to ensure your future, and to give my children brothers of royal blood, and build security for us all" (Euripides 35). ...

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Although he wisely chooses not to select the devil as the child's future godfather out of fear that the devil will deceive and mislead the child in life, the mans lack of knowledge causes him to select Death. ... However, he lets his greed get the best of him and betrays his godfather's wishes, not once but, twice, when he changes the destiny of two of his godfathers victims, the King and the Kings daughter, which would benefit him in the social hierarchy. ... The Doctor betrays him on two occasions when he heals the King and then the Kings daughter against Death's instructions...

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