Blindness is a whole different thing than not having the ability for the eye to see an object, according to Shakespeare. It is not a physical quality but a mental flaw that some people possess. This fault in characters exacerbates their ability to understand and it also leads them in the wrong direction. In King Lear written by William Shakespeare, the characters of Gloucester and Lear are victims of this blemish. Although Lear can physically …showed first 75 words of 1592 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1592 total…unable to separate evil from the world. Hence, true vision does not merely come from the eye but from a more intricate understanding of people. The demise that Lear experienced was due to his misleading judgement of appearance and how it does not always signify the truth. Gloucester evaded a similar situation by understanding the connection between appearance and reality. If Lear looked with more than just his eyes, his tragedy may have been prevented.