"This seems a fair deserving, and must draw me
That which my father loses--no less than all.
The younger rises when the old doth fall." (3.3.23-25)
To me these lines mean that the kid only becomes the person the are meant to be in life when their parents are out of the picture. That the child can become the all mighty when the parent is reduced in their power( loses everything). In the play these lines specifically refer to the situation between the three sisters and King Lear. The father gave all he had to his daughters, his kingdom and dowery. All he did not give up were 100 knights, alas thoes ended up being taken away too, for his daughters made this a condition. SO in the play, the King loses all he had and while he lost everything his daughters gained everything. Highlighting the line, "which my father loses--no less than all." This is a blanket statement for many relationships between characters in this tragedy, when one loses, another gains. This idea of power changing hands, and who really holds the power is apparent through out the novel. I think this is very interesting, the idea of what someone can gain while and from when someone loses it all.
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