1. King Lear's Journey of Self Knowledge
... of the play he is able to admit and come to terms with how low he has become. "They are not men o' their words: they told me I was everything; tis a lie- (IV.vi.100). When he realizes that he is nothing, he becomes something; he becomes wise. "Yet I am doubtful, for I am mainly ignorant- (IV.vii. ... 65). When he realizes he is ignorant, he at the same time releases himself from his ignorance. He is insane, and by the end of the play he is dead. At the point when he reaches his lowest point as a person, he ... , conferring them on younger strengths, while we unburden'd crawl toward death...
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- Grade Level: High School