King Lear - Blindness
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In Shakespeare's "King Lear" the issue of sight against blindness is a recurring theme. In Shakespearean terms, being blind does not refer to the physical inability to see. Blindness is here a mental flaw some characters posses, and vision is not derived solely from physical sight.
King Lear and Gl ....
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.... remain open-minded. Lear responds to Kent's opposition with, "Out of my sight!" to which Kent responds:
"See better, Lear,
and let me still remain"
(Act I, sc I, l. 160).
Kent, once banished, creates a disguise for himself and is eventually hired by Lear as a servant. The king's vision is so superficial that he is easily deceived by Kent's changed appearance. He can never see his trusted servant for whom he really is. He only learns of Kent's noble and honest character just prior to his death ....
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