The play King Lear was written by the famous author William Shakespeare. The writer William Shakespeare illustrates King Lear, has a tragic hero and also the main character whose flaws take the very best of him. In this plays the tragic hero must be blessed with different aspects or qualities. The t...

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A key phrase in this scene is when Gloucester says "'Tis the time's plague when madmen lead the blind" (1601). ... It is also important to note that Gloucester's eyes are bleeding at this point in the play. ...

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On the same note, Lear also seems to order his goddess, Nature, as though he is in control. ... And thus he points out the justice of the gods in punishing Gloucester by the hand of Edmund: The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices Make instruments to plague us (p.119). ...

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