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An important question to ask is whether Lear develops as a character—whether he learns from his mistakes and becomes a better and more insightful human being. ... He comes to cherish Cordelia above everything else and to place his own love for Cordelia above every other consideration, to the point that he would rather live in prison with her than rule as a king again. Cordelias reunion with Lear marks the apparent re-establishment of order in the kingdom and the triumph of love and forgiveness over hatred and spite. Lear, meanwhile, learns a tremendously cruel lesson in humility and eventually reaches the point where he can reunite joyfully with Cordelia and experience her forgiving love. ... At the end, Lear creates an intimate world that knows only love: "We two alone will sing like birds i th cage. ... ” Lear expires in a flash of utterly misguided hope, thinking that Cordelia is coming back to life. Had Lear gone completely mad and remained in the storm all night - and then remained outside like a rambling idiot - and never realized the juxtaposition of his own condition to those of his same stature - and never realized that splitting the kingdom (which was unheard of) was a heinously bad idea - and never realized Goneril and Regan were bad apples from the start - and never realized Cordelia was the more pure of all three sisters, then I would say that he hasn’t exhibited faith.
Approximate Word count = 882
Approximate Pages = 3.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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