In Shakespeare's tragic play, King Lear, the audience witnesses the devastation of a great kingdom. Disorder engulfs the land once King Lear transfers his power to his daughters, but as A. C. Bradley wrote, "The ultimate power in the tragic world is a moral order" . By looking at the concept of order versus disorder in the setting, plot, and the character King Lear, the idea of moral order is clearly shown by the outcome of …showed first 75 words of 1146 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1146 total…important to a Kingdom, so is the ability to maintain that order. As shown in King Lear, the setting, the character Lear, and plot all contribute to the idea that moral order is the most important thing in a tragic world. Although one may arue that, King Lear cannot be used to justify the statement because of the innocent" deaths, it is these innocent deaths which further support the fact that moral order is supreme.