In William’s Shakespeare, “King Lear”, it is about a father who is getting ready to divide his power between his daughters, yet still wanting to retain his authorities. As King Lear is taken through a series of hardships, it opens his eyes about himself and the surrounding world. In the beginning, Lear is an arrogant and self-centered ruler. As the story progresses, Lear realizes he has lost everything and is now a weak and powerless man. In the end, he realizes his mistakes and foolishness that has caused such a chaotic mess. In the beginning, Lear had a process of choosing which daughter would be given the most land; whichever daughter expressed the most love for, she would receive it. Of course this was all just an activity that would boost King Lear’s esteem. After Regan and Goneril said their appraisals, it was Cordelia’s turn. Cordelia says, “I love your majesty according to my bond; no more no less”. This infuriates King Lear because it was not the response that he was expecting. He expected to hear how much she loved him. He then banishes her from the kingdom. Even though Cordelia was the more favored daughter, her father cared more about his image than the life of his daughter’s. …show more content…
He has come to realize that he has made a mistake by giving Regan and Goneril power to the kingdom. Lear changes his views of his children, but more importantly, himself. King Lear starts to realize that he is not the powerful leader that he was before, but now a man that is poor, weak, and hated. Soon after, he begins to worry about the fool being out in the storm. Before, he wouldn’t care about anyone but himself. As Lear says, “How shall your houseless heads and unfed sides…defend you”. Lear starts to think be more aware of homeless people and becomes sympathetic after he has been left