"King Lea"r - Theme of Blindness.
Title: "King Lea"r - Theme of Blindness.
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"King Lea"r - Theme of Blindness.
In Shakespearean terms, blind means a whole different thing.
Blindness can normally be defined as the inability of the eye to see,
but according to Shakespeare, blindness is not a physical quality,
but a mental flaw some people possess. Shakespeare's most dominant
theme in his play "King Lear" is that of blindness. King Lear,
Gloucester, and Albany are three prime examples Shakespeare
incorporates this theme into. Each of these character's blindness was
the primary cause …
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showed last 75 words of 873 total…see. Finally, Albany recognized what a devil
he was married to and for once let out his emotions when he said:
"O Goneril,
You are not worth the dust which the rude wind
Blows in your face!"
(Act IV, Sc II, Ln 29-31)
Unlike Lear and Gloucester, Albany didn't suffer much during his bout
with blindness. Not only did he survive his battle, but he lived to
remain the ruler of what was once Lear's kingdom.
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