Keep it Simple, Stupid. (King Lear)

Yay! The start of another tragedy! I can't wait to get attached to these characters only to have them all die! If you'd like a summary of King Lear so far... Google it. Here's what I got from Act 1:

"Come not between a dragon and his wrath."(1.1.120)
"Sure her offense/Must be of such unnatural degree/That monsters it"(1.1.237)
"He cannot be such a monster"(1.2.421)
"More hideous when thou show'st thee in a child/ Than the sea monster"(1.4.785)
"Monster ingratitude!"(1.5.913)

I'm sensing a motif... Maybe Shakespeare thinks there's a little monster inside all of us. King Lear's might be a bit bigger than everyone else's. Although Gonerill and Regan are seeming pretty monstrous as well. Let's be on the lookout for who's inner monster gets the best of them, and who can overcome.