King Lear
In the play King Lear, by William Shakespeare, there are many themes present. The most common and evident theme is that of the loss of personal identity and how it can lead to a better understanding of life. Through the characters of Edgar and Cordelia, who lose all they once had and learn about true love, Gloucester, who is blinded which enables him to see the truth, and King Lear, who loses everything only to come to appreciate the finer things, Shakespeare makes evident the theme of loss of personal identity and the learning experiences it brings along with it. Throughout the course of the play King Lear the characters learn many lessons about life through their loss of personal identity. Gloucester, character in King Lear who has similar happenings to Lear, loses his personal identity and learns a number of important lessons. Gloucester takes in Lear after he has been driven away by both his daughters, and left out in the storm to die. Alack, alack, Edmund, I like not this Their leave that I might pity him, they House, charged me on pain and perpetual Displeasure neither to speak of him,
Daughters. I tax not you, you elements, Gloucester explains that he is wrong for trying to kill himself and he will live until the gods believe it is time for him to die. By attempting to kill himself, Gloucester learns there is more to life than just money and titles. He learns that although rich people have all the money they need they, do not have happiness. He realizes that it is through appreciation for the smaller things that people gain more happiness and live happier lives. Through his lose of identity throughout the play Gloucester learns many different lessons about life and about himself. Through the different actions of the characters in King Lear the audience learns many different lessons about life. It is through their own loss of identity that the characters in King Lear learn about the simpler things in life like love, happiness, and life. It is very ironic that the in order for the different characters to realize what they had they needed to lose something very important to them. Whether it was their eyes, inheritance, or their minds, the characters in King Lear were able to learn some very valuable lessons. This play by William Shakespeare shows his audiences that it takes a man admit he made a mistake, but it takes an even bigger man to be able to learn from these mistakes.
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Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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