King Lear - Childishness, Old Age, Sight, Blindness

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Childishness is found in Lear?s decission of dividing his kingdom and his requirement to continuing to be treated as a king. He wants to dispose of all the burdens of his kingdom concerning political decissions, but at the same time, he insists on having all king?s prerrogatives...
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Childishness is found in Lear?s decission of dividing his kingdom and his requirement to continuing to be treated as a king. He wants to dispose of all the burdens of his kingdom concerning political decissions, but at the same time, he insists on having all king?s prerrogatives...
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