King Lear

King Lear was a respected and powerful king at the beginning of the play. But the king loses his power because of his stupidity and blindness. The tragedy of this play is demonstrated through several characters - the king's daughters and the fool. When Cordelia will not tell him how much she loves her father, the king is upset. He divides the land between her other sisters. This leads the king
into peril and he destroys himself by the end of the ...