"Storm still" (3.4) is a trope used in King Lear to indicate Lear's inner disorder. ... Blindness is experiences through both characters King Lear and Glouster, as King Lear is spiritually blinded and Glouster is physically. ... Just like King Lear, Glouster also is being misleaded by one of his children, except Glouster is later on physically blinded by King Lear's two enemies. ... King Lear says that he will give nothing, when in the end of the play, the King is left with nothing. ... King Lear is choosing what to fight, which resembles King Lear at the begining of the pl...

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King Lear's blindness is introduced early on in the play. ... The Fool's use of irony, humor, and sarcasm, help to gently say the truth, and allows him to keep King Lear's behavior in check. ... The internal conflicts that were present in King Lear also served to highlight the theme of blindness and power. ... Like King Lear, Gloucester was unable to clearly see who his good and evil children were. ... Like King Lear, Goucester did not realize their mistake until it was too late. ...

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Physical sight as opposed to the metaphorical sight of truth is a pivotal theme in King Lear by William Shakespeare. ... This paradox is especially evident in the character development of King Lear and Gloucester, who must each find a way to see the truth before it is too late. ... And with this final knowledge and final opening of his eyes, King Lear dies. Clearly the images of sight and blindness are central to the story of King Lear and to the character development of Gloucester and King Lear himself. ... All quotes taken from King Lear: A Conflated Text, The Complete Pelican Shakespe...

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• Grade Level: High School