It was actually Goneril who is one of the evil spirits in the entire play. However, any sympathy the audience might have for Goneril dissipates immediately after Lear leaves. 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 deterioration in his mental state. In this scene, the combination of storm and thunder can be used to explain the turmoil in King Lear's mind due to his fury at his daughter and his impending madness. This is illustrated in the line "Blow the winds and crack your cheeks! Rage, blow! You, cataracts and hurricanes, throw your beaks. Until you have soaked our steeples, drowned the roosters." In this scene, the audience was again shown how the king deals with the problems that besiege 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 is so far from the strong monarch we saw at the beginning of the piece. Lear has only enough power and strength within him to wish for total destruction, but he remains a sympathetic character, who fears for his mental state.