People going through changes throughout their life is a universally known

concept. In many novels the authors attempt to trace the development of the characters.

By showing the evolution of the characters is what sometimes determines the quality of

the literary piece. It is on the agenda of great writing critics to critique the authors'

development of characters. Many lessons have been taught on the tragedy King Lear, by

William Shakespeare, because of Shakespeare's superb development of his characters.

He traces the psychological evolution of the Earl of Gloucester, the Duke of Albany and

King Lear; from being irrational to sensible, subservient to self-determined and oblivious

A clear evolution takes place in the nature of the Earl of Gloucester from the

beginning of the story until the end as he changes from being irrational to sensible. When

the story begins the earl is introduced as an irrational noble. The reason he is branded as

irrational is because of his sudden alignment with his bastard son, Edmund, against his

loyal and loving son, Edgar. Despite being taken cared by Edgar for the past seven years,

the fact that he is now logical and perceptive. Hence Shakespeare traces the development

for him a true sign of an egotistical person. Two of the daughters sarcastically but

the end of the story Glocester strives to discover the accuracy of the letter and plot. After

of Britain, for he develops from being oblivious to becoming observant. Because he

to determine which one of them would be his successor. The way Lear would determine

blindness symbolically shows the final phase of Gloucester's evolution for it strengthens

overwhelms him so much that he follows his wife full heatedly. As the story begins

concluding that all this time he had been wrong he is blinded by an enemy of his. His

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