King Lear6
King Lear, in Shakespeare's tragic play, goes through drastic changes as a man, both father and king. He is forced to face the problems he causes when he turns over the kingdom to his two evil daughters Regan and Goneril. Lear's tragic flaw is his inability to see the true nature of people because of his pride and anger. This causes him to override his judgement. This is best shown when he disowns his most truthful and loyal daughter Cordelia. He much prefers his elder daughters Regan and Goneril because he liked their shameless flattering of him. He shows that he does not truly know his daughters, because he has never taken the time to. Lear will eventually lose his sanity, due to being mistreated by the two daughters to which he entr
The character Poor Tom probably has the greatest impact on Lear. Lear is so blind to the fact that Regan and Goneril are conspiring against him, that he assumes that Regan will welcome him with open arms. Lear is rendered powerless when his daughters both attempt to reduce his servants to zero. In closing, I think that in Shakespeare's King Lear, Lear underwent major changes. When Lear finally does figure out that Regan shares the same feelings as Goneril, he is hesitant to confront her because he has nowhere left to go. He tries to bond with her, but it is too late. He goes from being self-centered, egotistical, and power-hungry to being compassionate, generous, and self-aware. Lear begins to go insane at this point. When Lear finally meets up with Cordelia toward the end of the play, he begins to regain his sanity. Lear begins to become concerned with the homeless. Kent tries to make Lear see the error of his ways. Lear however is too stubborn and he in turn banishes Kent from the kingdom for questioning his authority. Up until this point Lear has been as self-centered as a small child.
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