I grow; I prosper: now, gods, defend the bastards! (Act 1. Scene 2. Lines 1-23) the other worldview presented in this play contains no notion of equality. Animal behavior is seen as unnatural while medieval values ​​of legitimacy, stratified social order, obedience and so on are natural. Also during the story, Lear is compared to an animal which shows his current state of sanity. A dragon is referenced early on, explaining his power and position as king. He was a legendary and glorious ruler. However, in the end, Lear fulfills his prophecy that he predicted in this quote. […] and it is our immediate intent to shake off all cares and affairs from our age, giving them to the younger forces, while we, unburdened, crawl towards death. (1.1.40-43) When Lear's daughters consider him a foolish old man and do not treat him with the respect he feels is due to him as their father, he calls them "unnatural hags." These two irreconcilable visions provide the play's deepest tension. Throughout the play there is conflict between the brothers and conflict between the sisters. In addition to that, they are at war with the king of France, who is the husband of Lear's youngest daughter. Gloucester is conflicted by his attempts to understand the world as it has become. His son is disguised as a beggar and the other secretly plots against him. Lear's mind is in turmoil: it is a storm of conflict