Coursework, King Lear
In Shakespeare’s King Lear, Lear changes dramatically from Act 1, scene 1 to Act 4, scene 7. Lear. On the surface, starts with a simple and detached character which we cannot feel emphatic for but we start to emphasise with Lear as we learn more of his character and we feel sympathetic towards him when we find out that those he trusted betrayed him. While in the first scene, Lear is more alienated and superior and we do not really connect with his character. We can see the importance of Lear’s decisions and that of Lear himself as he and his actions are the pivot around which the plot revolves around, all the events are caused by Lear’s choice to divide his kingdom. In the play we see the idea of blindness and not seeing, be that truth or events in motion, the cause of the bad decisions, Albany doesn’t see what his wife plans, Gloucester is blinded and most importantly Lear is blind to the affection of Cordelia. These are what lead to the tragedy but Lear......
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