Character Development in King Lear

The characters of a story are what make up the story, the plot, the themes, the parallels all revolve around them and their condition. In every story, lay or novel, most of the characters go through a certain step-by-step process of self development, illustrated by the themes, which contributes greatly to the story as a whole, by concluding it or highlight the moral of the story and the messages the author is trying to convey. …

…to a complete stage of self consciousness and self knowledge, culminating his process of character development. This process contributes to the play as a whole in making “King Lear” a successful tragedy, through portraying the human condition of suffering and being the protagonist. It also illustrates the fact that, man often tends to get carried away by his emotions and realizes his mistakes and the flaws in his nature when it is finally too late.