William Shakespeare's famous play that has the line, " I am a man more sinned against than sinning (III, ii, 59-60) is "King Lear". The king has finally reached a point where he keeps trying to drown out the thunder around him. He uses his condemnation of crimes in the world for this purpose. Lear will cry out, "I am a man more sinned against than sinning". The man aiding him (Kent) manages to maneuver the king towards a hovel that will provide some shelter against the rain storm they are actually facing.

In Shakespeare's, "King Lear", the king allots power rashly and ultimately dies based on some of his impulse decisions. Lear is supposed to have all that he needs to sustain a complete life, without having to worry about anything in his later years. Yet King Lear finds himself in agony. In spite of the fact that Lear makes regretful impulse decisions in dividing his kingdom and banishing his two dearest people, the sins his other two asinine daughters have done him is far greater than the extent of Lear's wrongs. It is evident that the king is more "sinned against than sinning", as his daughters betray him, and conspire to kill him. The king's power was used as a tool for corruption or deception against him.

King Lear is a person who has major flaws. However, as a result of his poor judgement and egotism, he suffers great heartaches that are out of all proportions to his flaws. He has sinned, but ultimately he is "more sinned against than sinning".

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