Two sisters, both alike in inhuman cruelty, in fair Albion where William Shakespeare sets the scene, from an old broken kingdom to a new mutiny, where unjust deeds make unjust hands unclean. From the fatal hearts of these two enemies, these sisters take each other's lives. Or do they? In modern screenwriting, writers are introduced to the idea that one page of screenplay equals one minute of screen time. This same application is also used in dramaturgy. When Regan is taken off stage, she may be perceived by readers as both alive and dead at the same time. The reader does not know the outcome of her fate until about four pages of script have passed from the moment she is carried off the stage to the moment the Gentleman rushes back onto the stage. For Goneril, she leaves two pages after Regan and is found dead two pages later. What happened in those two minutes before Goneril? Goneril did not commit suicide; Regan, due to her jealousy torn by her love for Edmund, managed to stab Goneril in the heart with a dagger before she herself died of poison. It is not clear from the initial report that Goneril died by her own hand. The gentleman who brings back the dagger exclaims to Albany: "It's hot, it's smoke; it even came from the heart of—Oh, she's dead!" ………..Your lady, sir, your lady: and her sisterPoisoned by her; she confessed it (V.iii.114-115). If the Gentleman is the same person who chased Goneril when Albany ordered him to follow her, he would logically report that Goneril was the one who stabbed the dagger into his chest. This same character would also have been with Goneril when she died, having been ordered by Albany to "rule" her (V.iii.112) in case she did something reckless. ... half of the card ... he sent it, just like he did with everyone else. Since Regan was not present to hear these statements, she still believes that Goneril loves Edmund. When Goneril comes between Regan and the man Regan loves, it's only a matter of time before one of the sisters does something drastic. There is something poetic about having a person, who is, without a doubt, one of the most formidable characters in Shakespeare's work, die. by the hand of his own blood. In many stories, the villain is killed by an act of love. Goneril, having no empathy for anyone, could not be stopped until someone close to her managed to stab her in the heart. Regan could kill Goneril because no one else could, redeeming her character before dying by doing one good thing to make up for her other atrocities in the play. Because never has a love story been so weakened as this one between Goneril and his sister Regan.