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Through the course of the play, King Lear goes through a process of

attaining self-knowledge, or true vision of one's self and the world. With this

knowledge, he goes through a change of person, much like a caterpillar into a

butterfly. In the beginning, King Lear's vanity, and the image and exercise of

power dominate his person. But a series of losses (based on his own bad

decisions), a "fool" of a conscious, a powerful storm, a "supposed" crazy man,

and the death of the one who truly loved him, clear his vision and allow him to

see the himself and the world as they truly are. The pain and suffering endured

by Lear eventually tears down his strength and sanity. Lear is not as strong,

arrogant, and filled with pride as he was in the beginning of the play instead

he is weak, scared, and a confused old man. At the end of the play Lear has

completely lost his sanity with the loss of his daughter Cordelia and this is

the thing that breaks Lear and......

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