Abstract
We live with human relationships. Yet, what are true and sincere human relations? The leading character in King Lear bears firm and secure relations to Cordelia after his mental conflict. Shakespeare developed a subplot in this play and showed ideal human relations distinctly outlined against one character. He is Edmund, illegitimate son of Gloucester in a society full of prejudice and discrimination against illegitimate children. Edmund knows that his father was humiliated in public for recognizing him as his son. He suppresses his feelings and opts to cheat others. Why does he become quite another man before death? He comes to feel the signs of human relationships and love. True and sincere human relations have the power to change the heart of human beings. The basis of these relations is mutual respect and unconditional love. The present writer seeks to elucidate the inner world of Edmund from the viewpoint of human relations.
