Feminism in "King Lear"

Act 4, Scene 2

In this scene, Goneril's husband, Albany, is starting to distance himself from Goneril and Regan's evil plans of usurping their father of power. He realizes that what they are doing is wrong and no longer wishes to take part in their ploy. This angers Goneril and she answers Albany's worries with mocking and anger. Not soon after she has this fight with Albany, Goneril thinks about getting together with Edmund.
From a feminist point of view, this scene does have a few interesting occurences. It can be noted that it is a man, Albany, who finally realizes that what they are doing is wrong and backs away from the plan to destroy King Lear. Even after Albany tries to talk some sense into Goneril, she still remains steadfast in her evel ways and mocks Albany for trying to do something righteous. In fact, throughout the whole novel, Goneril and Regan never seem to take even a moments time to reflect upon their actions and think that what they are doing may be wrong. Even though they are hurting their own father, they seem to care less about him than a total stranger, Albany. In this sense, the two sisters can be described to be truly evil for they do not even hesitate to harm their father for their selfish gains. To top it off, Goneril can be seen as a sort of temptress for she cannot even let a day pass after breaking up with Albany to pursue another man. This can be seen as weakness, for she cannot be without a man for long, or she just likes to seduce men, even in the midst of tearing her father's world apart. Either way, this scene portrays the cunning and evil ways of certain women and how their hearts are stone cold in comparison to repentant men like Albany.