In reality Goneril is one of the main evil minds of the entire work. However, Goneril's sympathy that the audience may have for her dissipates immediately after Lear's departure. King Lear's cathartic moment was also explored when he was in the storm in Act 3 Scene 2, where his use of language shows a gradual degradation of his mental state. In this scene the combination of storm and thunder can be used to explain the turmoil that is occurring in King Lear's mind due to his anger towards his daughter and his impending madness. This is illustrated in the phrase "Blow wind and smack your cheeks! Rage, blow! Cataracts and hurricanes, spray. Until you have drenched our steeples, drowned the roosters." In this scene, the audience was again shown how the king deals with problems besieging him. In this scene, King Lear submitting to the destructive power of the storm rather than seeking protection or fighting for his sanity is important because it shows us that he has fallen so far from the strong monarch we saw at the beginning of the play. Lear has only enough power and strength within him to desire total destruction, yet he remains a sympathetic character, fearing for his mental health.