King Lear

Justice plays key roles in Shakespear's tradgedy King Lear. Throughout the play, there are multiple instances of brutality and human cruelty. This arouses the question: Can there be any justice in such a morally degraded kingdom? The characters who appear as moral and virtuouse (i.e. Kent, Cordelia, Edgar) are banished, and in their absence the cruelty of their family and peers are exposed. In the conclusion of the novel, there may be justice in that those who are menacing and evil encounter demise in death. However, those who are moral also die with them. Can there be justice in the midst of this tragic play?