is blinded by his rage and too stubborn to mend his ways. The "self"

of Lear is overwhelmed by the authority of the "King," in the grip of

the most primitive of emotions, a human being dying inside a model.

By the time of Lear's redemption, however, from this honorable self,

what is mortal in him has been lost to any role that might be

accommodated in the structured world of man. Lear is a fool and it is

not Lears tradgedy but his fate because he was nothing more than a

As King Lear opens, Lear presents his three daughters with a

plaaned meeting that allows them to make a public announcement of

their love for him. He is delighted when Goneril says hers is "Dearer

than eyesight, space and liberty" (1.1.56). He is also pleased with

essence of humanity; he descends from his majestic position to a

divides the kingdom between his two eldest daughters and their

disrespectful daughter and not worthy of her share of the kingdom. He

daughter should, no more and no less: "I love your majesty/According

downward spiral toward madness. But in his madness, he discovers the

is displeased when she states simply that she loves her father as a

her lack of honor, Lear immediately exiles Cordelia from the country.

Some common words found in the essay are:
Goneril Regan, King Lear, Moreover Lear, Lear Lear, Lear Dost, Ironically Fool, King France, king lear, Furthermore Lear's, fool king, goneril regan,
Approximate Word count = 561
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)