Connection: Regan and Goneril vs. Media

When King Lear was at the large table passing off his wealth and land to his three daughters, Goneril and Regan told Lear how much they 'loved' him, and told him everything that he wanted to hear. On the other hand, Cordelia, told him the truth, and what she truly felt about him.
Truth, distorted meaning, and portrayed messages: only one word came to mind - the media.
It's been told in numerous ways how the media, from magazines to t.v. to newspapers, and sometimes even books, have outrageously distorted the American perspective of what the 'truth' actually is.
So, when I noticed that Cordelia was the only one to say what she really felt, and the way the sisters were just spitting out their own distorted versions of the 'truth', it showed me how similar the media and Goneril and Regan are. I think that Cordelia represents that small percent of the media that does not distort what is actually going on, whereas her sisters portray the majority of media that completely alter what’s happening, so the news sounds more appealing and outrageous.
Mr. Allen said that the way he memorizes vocabulary words is by using them in a way that is violent or sexual. For Americans, anything having to do with sex and violence draw us in, and have the ability to completely capture us. And the media is fully aware of this, so they distort the truth to make it more appealing to us. They tell us what we want to hear.
Similarly, when Goneril and Regan were talking to Lear, they knew exactly what to say, so they would please him, and in return get his wealth and land. They told him what he wanted to hear.
By realizing this, I feel I've learned more about why Lear got so angry and frustrated with Cordelia, that night at the table. She told Lear the truth, how she really felt about him. In return, Lear got very angry, and disowned her as his daughter. Because he was King, for years he was always told what he wanted to hear. Very few challenged his authority. But, for the first time Cordelia did, and for Lear, it was very overbearing and hardly comprehendible. So, I feel that for most Americans, when we hear something that is actually true, we feel the need to just push it aside. If there is a big conflict happening, we are more likely to reject it rather than deal with it. Here, Cordelia is the conflict, and Lear is the group of collective Americans.