Blindness In Shakespearean terms, blindness is defined in a completely different way than what you will find in Webster?s Dictionary. 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 the play King Lear is blindness. King Lear, Gloucester, and Albany are all examples used to interpret this …showed first 75 words of 825 total…

…showed last 75 words of 825 total…Gloucester, Albany didn?t suffer from his blindness, he survived his battle and lived as the ruler of Lear?s kingdom. It is near impossible to say that one will never be blind, but, one must remember that one can not only be physically blind, but also mentally flawed. According to Shakespeare?s works, everyone, like Albany, Lear, and Gloucester, has been blind at some point in their life. Such is the nature of humans.