The play King Lear was written by the famous author William Shakespeare. ... The other flaw that King Lear portrays is vanity and pride which grant his ignorance. ... To conclude, King Lear's flaw devotes one to the other. First of all, King Lear's blindness doesn't let him see the reality behind his children. ... In the long run, the flaws that King Lear portrays are blindness which lead to careless and common sense, and absurd outcomes which illustrate the whole theme and ideas behind the Shakespearean tragedy in King Lear....

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Tragic Character A common question that is asked when discussing William Shakespeare's tragic play, King Lear, is what makes King Lear a tragedy? King Lear is often said to be Shakespeare's best tragic play he ever wrote. ... His two daughters Goneril and Regan lie to him stating that they love him and honor him and respect him as a father and a king. ... He now knows that Cordelia was extremely loyal and honest with the King earlier in the play and that he made the wrong choice. ... King Lear is definitely one of Shakespeare's greatest tragic plays. ...

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King Lear is no exception. Gloucester and Lear are both tragic Characters. ... Lear at the beginning of this play is the King of England. ... Lear also is blinded by the flattery of his two oldest daughters. ... Shakespeare has written many great play and King Lear is one of them....

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In the second stanza the reader is introduced to the first of the three arts in the form of Shakespeare's tragic heroes, Prince Hamlet and King Lear. Readers of Hamlet and Lear understand that the characters meet a tragic end, but at the same time the heroes come to an understanding of their tragedy. Any artist should feel the troubles of his time, as the actor should understand the intensity of Hamlet and Lear. ...

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" Such disregard for the kingdom is a mere blasphemy of a king. ... " The noblemen of his court opposed to such statements of the King. ... Here, the irresponsible, immature and weak king undergoes a complete transformation, as he emerges before the audience as a tragic hero in his understanding of the worthlessness of a king stripped off power, much like the King in King Lear. ... The King metamorphosized to his spiritual self as he expresses the tragic condition of a king remaining the titular head of his kingdom but in imprisonment in his own kingdom. ... What, fear you not the fu...

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He sold the Sphinx's riddle and became the King of Thebes. He was not any ordinary king however; he was a well respected and loved king. His people admired him, respected him, and referred to him as "Great king" (p.16). ... Shakespearean plays were based on this concept and it is said that Shakespeare himself had a copy of Oedipus Rex while he was writing King Lear. ...

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As the suffering outcast whose daughter cannot reciprocate his affection, Henchard is far grander--and far more sympathetic--than the leader of the town council at the King Arms' dinner. ... Like Shakespeare's King Lear, even in his youth Henchard is one who but scantily knows himself (Hardy's phrase is "introspective inflexibility"), and permits his passions, especially the desire to save face in the furmity vendor's tent, to overwhelm his common sense. ...

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