Blindness in King Lear

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…showed last 75 words of 709 total…characters finally see and understand the people and things around them. The notion of appearance versus reality can be linked to the theme of blindness and vision because of their similarity in meaning. Being unable to observe precisely through masks and trickery can lead to the similar tragedies in life experienced by the characters in the play. It is through the ability to understand and to become more open-minded that we can experience successful relationships.