"From Egoism to Humility" deals with Shakespeare's King Lear. This essay argues how King Lear journeys from egoism to humility.

In Shakespeare's King Lear, Shakespeare paints Lear's egotistic attitude, both of which made his life tormented and full of misery. Because of his poor judgement and excessive pride, he loses not only the kingdom that he takes pride in but most importantly, the daughter that loves him the most. However, as the play progresses, Lear journeys from egoism to humility and death. Lear is a very egotistic man. In the beginning, the foolish king (who …

…Lear, an egotistic man who acts out of foolishness in order to please himself and thinks himself righteous and just in his inane judgement, completes his journey from egoism to humility when he finally realizes that he is a man who "is more sinned than sinning." Moreover, he realizes that his very egotistic attitude is what caused him his doom to which he loses all--his paternal authority, his crown and more importantly, his beloved Cordelia.