King Lear

King Lear Essay
The definition of tragedy in the Oxford dictionary is, 'drama of elevated theme and
diction and with unhappy ending; sad event, serious accident, calamity.' However, the
application of this terminology in Shakespearean Tragedy is more expressive. Tragedy
does not only mean death or calamity, but in fact, it refers to a series of steps which leads
to the downfall of the tragic hero and eventually to his tragic death. Lear, the main
character in King Lear was affirmed as the tragic hero because the play meets all the
requirements of a tragedy. In order for a character to…