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My interpretation of King Lear involves the theme of sight and blindness. This theme is evident throughout the play and a key part in the understanding of the story. In Act 1 Scene 1, Lear proclaims that he has decided to split the kingdom into 3, to share equally amongst his daughters and their husbands “Know, that we have divided in three our Kingdom” which is seen to Kent as a foolish mistake “See better, Lear, and let me still remain The true blank of thine eye“. Kent tries to convince Lear that his decisions are of poor judgement and that it would be wise to refer to him for advice. This is an example of sight and blindness as Lear fails to identify the mistake in which he has made by confusing ruling a kingdom with fatherhood.

Lear banishes Kent for interfering with his ruling and banishes him from the kingdom. “If on the next day following Thy banished trunk be found in our dominions, the moment is thy death. Away!” Lear is saying that if by the sixth day from......

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