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 …showed first 75 words of 508 total…

…showed last 75 words of 508 total…Cordelia will be hanged and die. Lear not fully realizes where he has gone wrong in his life. He is left heart-broken to die. In closing, I think that in Shakespeare’s King Lear, Lear underwent major changes. He goes from being self-centered, egotistical, and power-hungry to being compassionate, generous, and self-aware. I do feel however that these changes came a little bit too late because by the time Lear had fully evolved he died.