In William Shakespeare's play, "King Lear," we shown ways in which Goneril uses her wit to create an elaborate speech to trick Lear into believing she loves him. This is the King's first act of blindness within the play, and because he is easily deceived by his two eldest daughters, Goneril and Regan, this creates a domino effect of bad choices; one of these being the banishment of Cordelia due to his inability to see the reality of Cordelia's true love for him. This I believe also shows us Lear's inability to think clearly because Lear banishes his loyal servant Kent, for pretty much trying to protect Cordelia from Lear's blind irrationality. This first act of blindness sets events in motion within the play we begin to see Lear goes through a psychological change, from living in fantasy to a reality that is forced upon him due to his decisions in the beginning of the play. Lear is thrust into this reality by his two daughters who seem to be hell-bent on tormenting Lear throughout the play. I believe that because of Lear's inability to see people for who they really are, and their true intentions Lear has managed to isolate himself from everyone that truly cares for him. This in turn makes Lear experience feelings of loneliness, hopelessness, and isolation. Take for example when he is thrown out into the storm Lear says, "O, how this mother swells up toward my heart! Hysterica passio down, thou climbing sorrow" (2.4.62-63). Here we can see how Lear starts to lose his grip on reality as well as his sanity. However through his insanity he begins to gain the insight that has evaded him, and Lear realizes that Goneril and Regan do not love him like they said they did. It is only during this point in time that Lear begins to realize that Cordelia even though her speech was not as elaborate or witty as her sisters was indeed heartfelt. As a reader we can see that up until this point Lear's blindness has driven him to make many mistakes. B