Blindness and Sight - Lack of Vision in Oedipus the King » , empathy is induced in the audience. In "King Lear", it is noted early in the play that both Lear and Gloucester suffer from self-approval and will therefore find revelation in enduring "the torment of this difficult world". While Lear mistakenly entrusts the superficial professions of love of his "ungrateful" daughters - Goneril and Regan - in place of Cordelia's selfless words, Gloucester obscures a similar ignorance by initially entrusting love to the evil Edmund, rather than to Edgar, whom we consider to be the being of the “truly” loyal “noble gentlemen”. Undeniably, both parents confuse appearance with reality, because only in this way can they "let the great gods who guard this terrible pudder O'er [their] heads / Discover their enemies" where "all revenge is too short.” When Lear is rejected by Goneril and Regan and stripped of his "hundred knights and squires", he is left with "nothing" in the wilderness except the loyal company of Kent and the Fool, and later, Edgar and Gloucester. It seems that at this point he senses his "madness", that he "hurt [Cordelia]". But Lear has not yet fully understood the situation. Although before entering the hovel he realizes that he has been a "more sinful man against sin," the process of self-discovery is not complete until the whole truth is revealed. revealed. As Lear realizes his folly in banishing Cordelia – his "joy" and the only girl who truly loves him – we sense Lear's growing sorrow and despair. By revealing his “sin,” he exposes himself to punishment. This is perhaps a meritorious motion, since he rendered judgment and punished Kent and Cordelia for interposing between “the dragon and his wrath,” that is, him and his power. Now the gods above rightfully control Lear's destiny, respecting the process man must undergo to achieve peace. At this particular moment, Lear is still unaware of the identity of Kent, disguised as Caius, since he banished Kent for defending Cordeila's considered choice to "Love and be silent." We understand that disguise is a means by which Kent can continually protect and serve the “poor, weak, and infirm” Lear. Lear begins to understand by changing his contemptuous behavior into a sympathetic scholarly man..

Essay / Blindness and Sight - Lack of Vision in Oedipus the King » , empathy is induced in the audience. In "King Lear", it is noted early in the play that both Lear and Gloucester suffer from self-approval and will therefore find revelation in enduring "the torment of this difficult world". While Lear mistakenly entrusts the superficial professions of love of his "ungrateful" daughters - Goneril and Regan - in place of Cordelia's selfless words, Gloucester obscures a similar ignorance by initially entrusting love to the evil Edmund, rather than to Edgar, whom we consider to be the being of the “truly” loyal “noble gentlemen”. Undeniably, both parents confuse appearance with reality, because only in this way can they "let the great gods who guard this terrible pudder O'er [their] heads / Discover their enemies" where "all revenge is too short.” When Lear is rejected by Goneril and Regan and stripped of his "hundred knights and squires", he is left with "nothing" in the wilderness except the loyal company of Kent and the Fool, and later, Edgar and Gloucester. It seems that at this point he senses his "madness", that he "hurt [Cordelia]". But Lear has not yet fully understood the situation. Although before entering the hovel he realizes that he has been a "more sinful man against sin," the process of self-discovery is not complete until the whole truth is revealed. revealed. As Lear realizes his folly in banishing Cordelia – his "joy" and the only girl who truly loves him – we sense Lear's growing sorrow and despair. By revealing his “sin,” he exposes himself to punishment. This is perhaps a meritorious motion, since he rendered judgment and punished Kent and Cordelia for interposing between “the dragon and his wrath,” that is, him and his power. Now the gods above rightfully control Lear's destiny, respecting the process man must undergo to achieve peace. At this particular moment, Lear is still unaware of the identity of Kent, disguised as Caius, since he banished Kent for defending Cordeila's considered choice to "Love and be silent." We understand that disguise is a means by which Kent can continually protect and serve the “poor, weak, and infirm” Lear. Lear begins to understand by changing his contemptuous behavior into a sympathetic scholarly man..

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