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Submitted by ochirbat_ujeed on November 14, 2006
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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 needed a change of stature and emotions changes to see this. In the play, Lear is abused and this drives him to realise himself, we see him having a change of heart between the two scenes that changes his views on other characters and of himself.
When we are first introduced to Lear we see him as being powerful and in control, everyone does as he says.“ Attend the lords” for example is the first thing he says, and that being a command shows us that he is used to giving commands and having them obeyed. The idea of the power increases as we find out more about Lear, he refers to himself as “we” this is the royal we, this tells us Lear is a regal and formal king. Lear says “our age” this is good symbolism as he talks of “we” and “our” also while he talks of kingdom this is as if as in Lear is the embodiment of the kingdom and the life of the current age. This hints to us the conclusion in the last line of the play “we the young shall never see so much”...
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