... play King Lear is a tragic hero because he possesses these three aspects of a hero. His flaws, his unintelligence or ignorance, and his lack of common sense, each contribute to each other. To begin with, the first flaw portray in the play was his ego, which consequence was losing Kent and Cordelia. ... be so, it is a chance which does redeem all sorrows that ever I have felt. (5.3.265-267). When King Lear realizes that Cordelia has been hanged, he notes that its quite late to recapture his salvation. The king states, "A plague upon you, murderers, traitors all! I might have saved her; n...

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