King Lear's Mistake
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Shakespeare's tragedy King Lear is a detailed
description of the consequences of one man's decisions. This fictitious
man is Lear, King of England, whose decisions greatly alter his life and
the lives of those around him. As Lear bears the status of King, he is a
man of great power, but blindly h ....
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.... Conferring them on younger strengths while we
Unburdened crawl toward death.(Act I, Sc i, Ln 37-41)
This gives the reader the first indication of Lear's intent to relinquish
his throne. He is growing old and wants to "shake all cares and business"
from his age. In a since he wants to retire from a job that you cannot
retire from. He has no son to hand his throne down to, so he must give it
to his daughters. He offers his daughters pieces of his kingdom a form of
reward to ....
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