In King Lear, written by William Shakespeare, the theme of blindness is clearly displayed in the characters of King Lear and Gloucester. ... The mental blindness is seen in both King Lear and Gloucester. ... King Lear and Gloucester are easily fooled by their children. ... King Lear's personality also makes him blind to the truth. ... Both King Lear and Gloucester's blindness created the tragic ending in the play King Lear. ...

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King Lear is one of the greatest tragedy play written by William Shakespeare, which portrays the intense suffering from the blindness through Lear king of Britain and the earl of Gloucester. ... This show that she is honest and true by telling him the truth that she love him as a king and her father, but as a proud king he was mad at her straightforwardly answer. ... As a tragedy play, King Lear was not performing for century. ... King Lear is a story of intense suffering, people think it is too violence, because the suffering in the play is something people did not expected to happened. ....

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Even before his opening scene we hear the words of his subjects, "I thought the king had more affected the Duke of Albany than Cornwall." Here they are discussing Lear's unpredictable nature and rash fickle mind. ... The rash and rigid one-dimensional mind of Lear's is fooled many times by Goneril and Regan who combine forces to crush Lear into the ground. ... This shows how Lear is indirectly targeted through his subjects. ... Only when dead Cordelia is held in Lear's arms we can be made to sympathise with Lear. ...

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According to this definition, there was much love displayed in Shakespeare's, King Lear. ... It can be said that all three of King Lear's daughters loved him, however, only Cordelia truly loved him. ... Another aspect of love to be examined in King Lear is that of loyalty. ... Whatever connotations the word love has, there are many forms of it, and King Lear brings out the best and worst of these forms. ... Two great examples of loyal characters in King Lear are Kent and Edgar. ...

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Discuss Shakespeare's handling of the concepts of blindness and insight in King Lear The concepts of blindness and sight are not explored by Shakespeare as physical qualities, but rather mental attributes. ... He attempts to reason with King Lear on Cordelia's behalf, risking his life; "The youngest daughter does not love thee least, Nor are those empty-hearted, whose low sounds Reverb no hollowness". ... Kent responds to this with, "See better, Lear, and let me still remain", but Lear does not go back on his words. ... At this point, Gloucester has the moral insight Lear ...

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Proposing a test of his daughters' adoration, King Lear asks them each to describe how much they truly love him. ... The third and final female character of King Lear stands as the exact opposite of her sisters: Cordelia, Lear's youngest daughter, is least seen throughout the play. ... This refusal to participate in the King's love test proves that she is the most loving daughter, but Lear banishes her from their kingdom. ... The only female character in King Lear with a single positive quality is Cordelia, the intelligent, kind woman who is arguably the restorative hero. ... Th...

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During Lear's test of love, she calls out her sisters, claiming that they couldn't possibly love the king as much as they say because they already have husbands; "why have my sisters husbands if they say they love you all?... He's almost like a sassy son to Lear. ... Lear is very stubborn and since he was once a king, he doesn't take direction well at all. ... Almost no one was allowed to address the king so bluntly, or to show any doubt in his decisions. ... At the end of the play, King Lear dies. ...

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Shakespeare's King Lear, is a story that takes many themes and relates them into one story, that has tested time for hundred's of years. ... Loyalty is shown through Kent and his ongoing service to his king. Likewise with Gloucester, through his ongoing support for the king, and his pride in being loyal to Lear. Conversely Cornwall is unfaithful to Lear through his mistreatment of Lear's followers and patrons. These are all different aspects of Shakespeare's King Lear, that allow one to hate, and to fall in love with each character in this story. ...

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This actions causes the problems and terror which known as the story of King Lear. ... King Lear's fear of neglect is evident throughout the book but is shown to its full extent at the beginning. ... Albany is a character within the story who is married to King Lear's eldest daughter Goneril. ... Gloucester is portrayed as the loyal servant who is also a friend to King Lear. ... In the story of King Lear, after the banishment of the kings loyal servant Kent and his daughter Cordelia there was an eclipse. ...

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King Lear, written by William Shakespeare, is a tragedy that explores the battle of good and evil and personal transformation. ... The theme of personal transformation can be seen in the character change of King Lear from the beginning of the play to the end. The first introduction to "good nature" is Cordelia, King Lear's youngest daughter. ... Her father, King Lear, is about to step down as king and divide his throne among his three daughters. ... King Lear is the character who has undergone the most significant transformation. ...

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King Lear, written by William Shakespeare, is a tragedy that explores the battle of good and evil and personal transformation. ... The theme of personal transformation can be seen in the character change of King Lear from the beginning of the play to the end. The first introduction to "good nature" is Cordelia, King Lear's youngest daughter. ... Her father, King Lear, is about to step down as king and divide his throne among his three daughters. ... King Lear is the character who has undergone the most significant transformation. ...

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In The Tragedy of King Lear, William Shakespeare draws our support for his villains as well as his heroes, asking us to explore what drives someone to action. ... In this way, King Lear suggests that people are given what they deserve, that there is justice in the end result and the way things turn out are always fitting. ... The genre of King Lear is unquestionably tragedy: tragic because of the absence of love within these five acts. ... Later, his love triangle with King Lear's daughters, Regan and Goneril, touches upon the sisters' own absence of love for their father. ... The ...

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The Downfall of Othello ?I kissed thee ere I killed thee?no way but this, killing myself to die upon a kiss? (5.2.410). It would seem that it would take an entire army to cause the man who speaks of this love to betray his wife. Shakespeare, however, was able to do it with one character. What is Ot...

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