As one of Shakespeare’s finest tragic dramas,King Lear features endless good and evil,joy and sorrows,which constitute the conflicts and disorders embodied in the play.Among the characters portrayed in King Lear,Edmund’s role as a bastard and villain and his attempt of redemption before his death invite not only audiences’criticism but also pity. As one of Shakespeare’s finest tragic dramas, King Lear features endless good and evil, joy and sorrows, which constitute the conflicts and disorders absorbed in the play. Among the characters portrayed in King Lear, Edmund’s role as a bastard and villain and his attempt of redemption before his death invite not only audiences’ criticism but also pity