KING LEAR PAPER

At the beginning of King Lear, old King Lear disowns the one daughter who loves him and leaves his kingdom to the two daughters who pretend to love him, though they actually have nothing but scorn for him. Near the end of the play, Lear awakens from his sleep, apparently transformed into someone with insight, perhaps even wisdom, for he now declares himself to be a "very foolish fond old man" (4.7.60).

In a three-page paper, discuss the transformation that King Lear undergoes in this play, addressing the following issues:

*What has the old King been transformed from and to;

*What was the process by which he was transformed;

*How much has he actually been transformed?