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O, I have ta’en
Too little care of this! Take physic, pomp;
Expose thyself to feel what wretches feel,
That thou mayst shake the superflux to them
And show the heavens more just.
Lear: Act III.4 pp73, lines 34 - 38
These lines, which come in the third act, reveal a great deal of the emotional growth the king has undergone since the beginning of the play. In stark contrast to a man who previously suggested that the common man of his kingdom was “in the poorest thing superfluous”, Lear has been driven to his own wretched state of commonality. From the outset of the play, we see a vain figure intent on having his ego stroked at any cost. As the positions of power change however, Lear is forced to take stock of his place in huma
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