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King Lear

King Lear. Madness. The play contains many forms of madness:. Political Insanity- Lear ’ s actions in Act I Scene 1 Goneril, Regan and Cornwall ’ s bloodlust is an abhorrent kind of madness The Fool ’ s professional madness Edgar ’ s fake madness and Gloucester ’ s half-crazed pity

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King Lear

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  1. King Lear Madness

  2. The play contains many forms of madness: • Political Insanity- Lear’s actions in Act I Scene 1 • Goneril, Regan and Cornwall’s bloodlust is an abhorrent kind of madness • The Fool’s professional madness • Edgar’s fake madness and Gloucester’s half-crazed pity Question-Does Lear’s madness cure his moral blindness?

  3. Lear’s Madness Lear compares his madness to the torments of hell and struggles frantically to retain his wits: “O let me not be mad, not mad, sweet heaven!” The other characters try desperately to keep him sane.

  4. Act III The storm- which reflects Lear’s madness- is appallingly destructive, almost too much for men to endure. It is difficult to see Lear’s madness as beneficial in Act V Scene 3. Having regained his wits and judgement, Lear is tormented again when Cordelia dies. In his final moments he is deluded once more, believing that his daughter still breathes.

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