The function of the subplot among Gloucester, Edmund, and Edgar serves to
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A. demonstrate that inheritance laws during Shakespeare’s time were fair.
B. show that people can make similar mistakes but experience very different consequences.
C. provide a counterpoint to Lear’s failures by dramatizing healthy relationships within a family.
D. suggest that family members are more likely to resolve their differences privately than publicly.
E. highlight the themes of betrayal, loyalty, and power within a family that contrasts with Lear’s family.