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In four pages this paper considers the life lessons William Shakespeare's King Lear learns along what will be his final journey. Four sources are cited in the bibliography.
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metaphysical - taught him some important lessons along the way that made him a better person at the twilight of his life. Much like Odysseus, King Lear possessed flaws
that defined his character for far too long. But with age can come the wisdom, which as Lears journey demonstrated, allowed the king without a country to finally redefine
his own character through self-analysis. At the age of eighty, the King has decided to retire, but in his desire to solidify his legacy while stroking his own ego, Lear
recklessly decides to subdivide his kingdom among his daughters Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia based upon their protestations of love for him. One critic has described this as the Kings
"act of inexcusable folly" (Sadowski 221). When his youngest (and favorite) daughter refuses to play along, Lear opts to cut her out of her rightful territorial share altogether. He
misinterprets her refusal to express her love into words as the defiance of a direct order from her ruler. It is apparent by the formal way Lear addresses his
daughters that he has a largely superficial relationship with them; he treats them more like subjects than like his own flesh and blood. The Fool ironically exhibits more sense
than Lear, and reprimands his master for what can only be described as a foolhardy lapse in judgment. Once they get what they want, Goneril and Regan follow the
Kings example by rejecting their father. He is literally cast out into a thunderstorm and is forced to seek refuge in a cave. Lear defiantly declares, "You see
me here, you gods, a poor old man, / As full of grief as age; wretched in both. / If it be you that stirs these daughters hearts / Against
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