King Lear

The theme of appearance versus reality is a reoccurring one throughout the play of King Lear by William Shakespeare. As Shakespeare demonstrates, nothing is as it seams. There is an evident difference between reality as opposed to appearance. Reality is what is, as opposed to what seams to be. Appearance is a reflection of what is observed, it is an image or interpretation. Appearance is an imagination, while reality is an actual existence. In King …

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