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In Act 1, Scene 1 Kent says, "See better, Lear." How does Lear ‘see’ more clearly by Act V Scene 3, and what has led him to this? of Britain, the ageing protagonist in Shakespeare’s tragic play undergoes radical change as a man, father and ki ....

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... inadequacies as a father through lack of knowledge concerning the true characters of all his daughters, and as King through the sudden dividing of his land. Lear loses his sanity when he cannot cope with the insensitive treatment from his two elder daughters. His madness is a learning experience, as he realises his earlier mistakes in the play, including his mistreatment of Cordelia. When he does regain sanity, he is a much wiser and enhanced man, father and king. Kent, one of Lear’s followers, is the first person to directly tell the King that he has made mistakes concerning the partition of his sovereignty. Unlike Lear who shows blindne ...