Passage 1:
Gloucester: "Now, Edmund, where's the villian ?" Pg 75.
In this passage Edmund is trying to hoodwink his brother into thinking that his father is out to get him. He is doing this so that Edmund's father Gloucester will think Edgar(his brother) is a villian and is plotting against him. By doing this Edward will get Edgar in trouble with his father, and will then be the next heir to his father's thrown. This shows that in this passage that Edmund is going against his brother(family member) and betraying him.
Passage 2:
Lear: "Here I disclaim all my paternal care, Propinquity, and property of blood, and as a stranger to my heart and me Hold thee from this forever." Pg 15.
In this passage King Lear is expressing that he is cutting off relations with his daughter Cordelia. He is doing this because she did not praise him as much as her other sisters did. This made him make the foolish decision to cut off relations with his daughter. She did this because she did not feel it necessary to lie to her father simply for wealth and power. This is a simple example of when characters betray their family members.
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