A turning point is a significant point in life where a person is given the opportunity to reason with his or her core values. For an individual to experience a valid turning point, they must look back at who they were and agree with who they would like to be. This is a process of self-reflection. In Shakespeare's play, King Lear, Lear is initially presented as a character consumed by his ego. His ego, in turn, gives the audience the sense that Lear enjoys adulation and dominance parallel to a powerful authority protecting Britain. The author develops the idea that King Lear experiences turning points through a powerful storm and the loss of a loving daughter. Lear does not maintain his arrogant behavior, which he possessed at the beginning of the play; in his place he is now indulgent and scared. The finale of the play is Lear's death due to a generous amount of grief and sadness following the passing of his dearest daughter, Cordelia. Lear's first turning point in the play is the result of his miserable abandonment of Gloucester's kingdom and his discovery of himself and his alter ego. (The Fool) out in a fierce storm. Through Lear's continually accumulated anger after two distinct unpleasant visits with his daughters Goneril and Regan, and the additional anger of the storm; Lear begins his process of self-reflection. At the beginning of the storm Lear is furious at the actions of Goneril and his daughter Regan and attempts to challenge the storm to be even more ferocious. Lear cries, “Blow, wind, and smack your cheeks! Anger! Breath!" Act III, sc. ii, ll. 1, amidst Lear's omnipotent calls, the Fool makes an effort so that Lear can recover a refuge. Then Lear says: “My wits begin to turn. Come on, my boy. As you do, my b... middle of paper... breathes, but it is his copious amount of pain that kills him. "Please undo this button" Act V, sc. ll. 309 the audience to observe a final change in Lear, when he comes to recognize that he is only human. A turning point is a significant point in life where a person is given the opportunity to reason with his or her core values his core values of forgiveness and honesty. Lear experienced turning points, transforming from an arrogant king to a thoughtful old man. The author develops the idea that King Lear experiences turning points through a powerful storm and the loss of a loving daughter. Through these experiences, Lear became noble, putting others before himself. The newfound selfless sympathy for others marks Lear's humanization.
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