... Cordelia, and his madness slowly fades. His joy at reconciliation with his daughter, even faced with imprisonment, outweighs any other concerns. Shakespeare has transformed Lear from a rash and egotistical old king into a more kindly and sympathetic character. It is not actually a transformation from evil to good, but rather a transformation from blindness into sight. Blindness is one of ... the central themes to the play, however it is not the physical sense of blindness. Blindness in King Lear is the inability to see past deception and see people for the way they truly are. The world ...

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• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School