Tuesday, May 21, 2013

What is the significance of the storm in King Lear?From Act 3

In my opinion, the storm that Lear experiences out on the moor shows how far he has fallen.  It shows that he is no longer an important man.


In the storm, we see Lear being pushed around by nature.  In this, he is just like anyone else.  It is also very similar to how he as been pushed around and defeated by his daughters and his own foolishness.


In addition, this storm symbolizes how Lear is going crazy.  The chaos of the storm reflects the chaos that is going on in his own mind.

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