There are billions of people around the world, however, some individuals are likely to share the same personality, height, or hobbies as other people living on the opposite end of the globe. ultimately bizarre. In a similar idea, a play by William Shakespeare, entitled King Lear, demonstrates the similarities of people, particularly through the work of relativity that runs in the blood. The play revolves around King Lear and his three daughters, along with a parallel subplot of Gloucester and his two sons. Mainly, Lear banishes and disowns Cordelia, one of his daughters, and grants the other two, Goneril and Regan, his inheritance and power. But unfortunately, Goneril and Regan ultimately betray Lear, while Cordelia returns to save him. Furthermore, the work corresponds to a well-known phrase, "like father, like daughter", which sincerely refers to Lear and his daughters. Overall, King Lear's existence as a father projects distinguishable affinities between his life and that of his daughters. The similarities between fathers and daughters vary solely depending on how the characters manifest their actions through their own will. First, Goneril is the eldest and "one of King Lear's wicked daughters" (Boyce), as her great love declares. for Lear in exchange for a share of his father's kingdom. Throughout the play, Lear and Goneril are seen equally through the motif of blindness that unites them as father and daughter. First, Goneril is not literally blind and neither is Lear, but they are blinded by the illusions that run in their minds. Goneril is blinded by the power and legacy Lear gives her and is still not happy about plotting against Lear saying, “Please, let us strike… at the center of the card… each's fate holds. Goneril is similar to Lear through the theme of blindness and madness combined together. Regan, on the other hand, is like Lear because they both experienced the fate their loved ones entrusted to them as unfortunate. Finally, Cordelia is said to be parallel to Lear because of their imperfection as human beings and also because of their illustration of Christ and Mary from the Christian perspective. In the end, each character is engaging, possesses a similarity, both for better and for worse. Works Cited Shakespeare, William. King Lear. Ed. Ken Roy. 2nd ed. Toronto: Harcourt Canada, 2002. Print.Boyce, Charles. "Cordella." Critical Companion to William Shakespeare: A Literary Reference to His Life and Work, Critical Companion. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2005. FactsOn File, Inc. Bloom's Literature. Facts on File, Inc. November 11 2013.