Over time we have witnessed a struggle between blindness and madness. They are so similar and yet so different. Individuals can also be both blind and crazy. In William Shakespeare's play King Lear we see both King Lear and Gloucester go through the internal struggle between blindness and madness. King Lear, the main character of the plot, is blinded by the actions that the witch carries out but also goes mad because of them. He was the king of England and was looking to his relatives for guidance as to who would become the nation's new ruler. King Lear only had daughters, three to be precise. He preferred Cordelia, his youngest daughter. Goneril and Regan, his other daughters, hated him for this. So when Lear decided to divide the nation between them, he asked his daughters how much they loved him. Cordelia was honest and said how much she should love him. But the other sisters lied and said more than anything in the world. Lear then blinded by his own ego and chased away the only daughter who loved him. Not just a nasty phone call saying he was blinded, but even going so far as to say he was crazy for his action against his loving daughter. Then he gave the heir to Goneril and Regan... He would come to regret that decision. “Then leave her, sir; for, by the power that created me, I tell you all its riches. [To France] For you, great king, I would not for your love make such a stray, to equal you where I hate; therefore I beg you to avoid that you prefer a more worthy path than on a wretch of whom nature is almost ashamed to recognize its own.” An enraged Lear says this in front of all his guests and the king of France. Evidently Lear was so blinded by what his daughter said that Blinded by Pride ultimately caused the descent into tragedy... middle of paper... rationally. Madness in turn caused their madness in the end and, in turn, leads to their downfall. Blindness and madness almost go hand in hand. While blind individuals can make crazy decisions that can greatly affect the plot. Despite being crazy, blindness can be the cause of crazy acts. In the situations of Lear and Gloucester we see this more evident than ever. Basically, madness and blindness are intertwined. To say that someone cannot be crazy while making blind decisions would be unreasonably proven wrong. Madness and blindness are obviously and extremely evident in King Lear. It is seen not only in the roles of the main characters, but also in the minor ones. Gloucester and Lear both go through the internal struggle of dealing with blindness and madness. In conclusion we see that the battle cannot be won by either, making this the tragedy that it truly is.