King Lear 3

"GONERIL You see how full of changes his age is; the

Observation we have made of it hath (not) been

Little. He always loved our sister most, and with

What poor judgement he hath now cast her off

Appears too grossly" (King Lear, 1.1.334-338).

"GONERIL ( [...]Idle old man

That still would manage those authorities

That he hath given away. Now, by my life,

Old fools are babes again and must be used

With checks as flatteries, when they are seen

abused)" (King Lear, 1.3.17-22).

I chose these because they mention how age affects people. It appears that age makes a person immature and clouds their minds. Either that or that's just what Goneril thinks, because both the quotes are hers. I think the fool says something about age, but I could only use two. It also appears that Shakespeare uses old age to represent immaturity because it contrasts with the way they should be acting the most.