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Through the contrasting of physical and mental blindness as it relates to madness in King Lear, William Shakespeare clearly demonstrates his beliefs of the true meaning of site. Through Gloucester and King Lear’s actions, in addition to those of practically the entire cast of this play, the reader is able to see that the loss of vision enables a true view of the world.
As King Lear distributes his kingdom at the beginning of the play, his blindness towards the reality of his family situation becomes quite apparent. As he displays his favoritism to Cordelia, his youngest daughter, and then proceeds to disown her as a result of her refusal to lavish him with praises, the king’s immaturity, fickleness, and blindness to the truth regarding his daughters reveals itself.
Approximate Word count = 523
Approximate Pages = 2.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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