Connection- King Lear and Heroes (and plot technique in general I guess)

Just some backup story: Sylar is a serial killer who steals others powers by cutting their heads open. For complicated reasons, his ability to steal others powers has ceased to work. Alejandro and Maya are brother/sister from Mexico who also have powers (that aren’t important) and have found Sylar. Sylar claims he can help them find a professor who can explain their powers, but really just wants them to drive him to someone who can give his powers back and then kill them.

(Sylar/Regan and Goneril) talk nice to gain the trust of (Maya/ Lear). (Alejandro/Cordelia) who actually cares about (Maya/Lear) doesn’t trust (Sylar/Regan and Goneril)’s intentions. Despite having previously more connections and love with (Alejandro/Cordelia), (Maya/ Lear) rejects (Alejandro/Cordelia)’s reasoning. Alejandro gets murdered by Sylar and Sylar tells Maya that Alejandro has gone back to Mexico and she believes him. As (Maya/ Lear) begin to depend more and more on (Sylar/Regan and Goneril) they are betrayed and realize how much more they should have trusted (Alejandro/Cordelia).

This also happens very frequently in movies. The good character makes a minor mistake or has an emotional outburst and another character that has good intentions but can’t see the truth trusts another character that eventually backstabs them. It’s particularly dramatic and interesting when the good character that is no longer trusted realizes exactly what is happening but is unable to stop it. They plead to the character with good intentions to no avail and struggle against society to stop the bad character. This shows how even though many people dislike reading Shakespeare and don’t understand Shakespeare, his plot techniques and themes have crept into common life. Many movies include variations of this. Clearly exhibited is the ability of Shakespeare’s work to endure the ages, through even those arts previously unknown. Shakespeare’s ideas are an analysis of human interaction and are, in many cases, universal.