King Lear

I agree with the parenting issue with King Lear and Ran. I made a connection between Ran and my dad. The whole idea of the parent being an idealist, thinking their children can achieve more than what is realistically possible is far too familiar in my family. My dad wonders why certain people in my family aren't doing more with their lives, even though everyone else can see that those people are doing the best they can given the circumstances in their lives. My siblings can do one thing and my dad will ask why they didn't do the next thing. My dad's tragedy is definitely his pride. I don't think he's really ever gotten to know his own children and he doesn't accept them for who they are. He has an idea of who we are and what we should be, but his knowledge doesn't really go beyond that.