Relationship

In the 1966 play, Lion in Winter, written by James Goldman, King Henry and Queen Eleanor have a fascinating relationship. Their relationship consists of dispute over which one of their three sons should be the next King. They despise one another because of the evil deeds they have done to one another. Yet, somehow they still love one another. The quarrel over which son should be the next King is throughout the entire play. Henry wants …showed first 75 words of 685 total…

…showed last 75 words of 685 total…This harassment wears them down considerably, and they take their frustration out on each other instead of on the sons. Their frustration is not taken out on their children because they love them. The affection that they show comes natural. They loved each other before the children and Henry’s mistresses. King Henry and Queen Eleanor’s relationship as portrayed in, Lion in Winter, is one of the most interesting relationship in all of literature.