Mention the tragic fall of each of the daughters of King Lear William Shakespeare wrote King Lear around It is a great tragedy about family pride and punishment The three daughters Goneril Regan and Cordelia meet tragic ends for their choices Their deaths show how evil and goodness both lead to sorrow Goneril s Pride and Jealousy Goneril begins with lies of love How sharper than a serpent s tooth it is To have a thankless child Lear s words later reflect her betrayal Her pride and greed grow after gaining power She plots against her father and husband Her jealousy of Regan over Edmund s love destroys her peace When Albany condemns her You are not worth the dust which the rude wind Blows in your face she feels hopeless and kills herself Regan s Cruelty and Ambition Regan claims she is like Goneril I am made of that