Connection: King Lear and James Bond

I found this particular post exceedingly difficult to provide something about which to right. It isn't everyday that we find something in King Lear that relates to some other (in this situation, obviously) insane aspect of life. So this, coupled with the fact that I've recently questioned my intelligence (such as it is) more so than ever before, which is a completely unrelated story, made me realize I had stumbled upon a great opportunity when I saw "Quantum of Solace". The parallel themes, obviously apparent upon even seeing one of the Bond films, shot me in the face as I thought about my encroaching assignment while walking out of the theatre:
Espionage!
Deception!
Violence!
Brits!
And pesky foreigners!
In addition, Bond is moved by an almost irrepressible desire for revenge against those who blackmailed and killed his love, and his decision making becomes blinded by hatred and vengeance. Much like the betrayal of Lear's daughters as a cause of him becoming more blinded by insanity (Alzheimer's...*cough cough*), Bond is chased down and put on the dead or alive list by his own boss in the Mi6 because they think he has lost control, and they want said control back.
This is not to say that if one wants to understand King Lear better, they should think of "Quantum of Solace"; there is, however, minimal to no sex in both of them, a big leap for the writers of "Bond" and also for the frequently innuendo-centered mind of Shakespeare. To that affect, there are still some things that could clear up misunderstanding about both of them in regarding the other's plot as strangely similar. King Lear becomes progressively narrow-minded as his decisions more impaired as he grows more demented, while Jaime Bonderas loses all sense of "interrogation over death" as his desire to get revenge over those who wronged him and his love intensifies. Luckily for Bond, he grows out of this. I have not yet finished Lear; I don't believe I'll be able to say the same once it is over. Either way, because of their actions, those who were formerly their most trusted allies or most faithful servants betray them and send them to the hounds, killing or interrogating their true friends all the while. And it is through new friends with a grudge of their own (or old friends disguised as unknowns in Lear's case) that they eventually begin to either regain their former glory or...well...who knows what happens to Lear, really?
So, in understanding this, one who may not particularly enjoy Shakespeare may see an incredibly enlightening relation between Lear and his/her possible favorite movie spy. IN both stories, the amount of entertaining violence, espionage, interrogation, betrayals, and xenophobia (those FRENCHIES!!!) are almost equally apparent. both are great works in their respective fields. And, I might add-- to those who find that the forensic searches of crime scenes and mapping of convoluted bank transactions among villains a little too much to comprehend, and seek to see the overall, "big" picture:
READ SHAKESPEARE. (As I hope I've shown, it may actually improve your understanding of something entirely modern and done in commoner-speak.)