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king lear
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In the tragedy, King Lear, characters become victims of their own flaws. King Lear begins his downfall due to his hamartia - and the division of the kingdom through his proposed love contest between his daughters. The contest is brought upon by his faulty judgment, his pride and rashness, and his insecure and self-absorbed personality. This shows Lear’s incompetence as a father and a leader for his country. The love contest will surely be his greatest mistake leading to his demise.
In the first scene of this play, Lear shows us many examples of his faulty judgment and rashness. The reasons for the division of his kingdom show that he is illogical and irrational. Lear wants “To shake all cares and business” (1.1.38) yet still have the
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