King Lear

 The eyes and ears of the old king Lear, who had been in absolute power for many years, arose.


His eyes and ears were accustomed to sweet flattery as he spent his whole life in the highest position of his time.


They have eyes but do not see; they have ears but do not hear. King Lear who has lost his discernment and insight.



What is the relationship between parent and child?


To what extent can humans be wicked and subservient in the face of power and wealth?


Why is the blade of desire so ruthless?


How hypocritical and double-minded are humans?


Why is the cost of making foolish judgments so severe?


Is the road to enlightenment always difficult?


What do you live for?


How should he live?


Who is the other person and who am I?


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<King Lear> is an archetypal and cosmic story about human attributes, human relationships, and human actions and judgments. Everyone up to now can read their life in <King Lear>. Also, all who exist in the future should read the lessons of life from <King Lear>.


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What is Human?


What is human history?


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Humans are intertwined with good and evil, committing faith and apostasy, and wisely and sometimes foolishly judge and act.


A cruel man seeks only evil.


The cunning man uses good and evil.


A wise man constantly pursues the good.


A foolish person cannot distinguish between good and evil.


A corrupt society is infested with people who have betrayed their faith in goodness. A cunning society is overflowing with people who conveniently seek faith in the good and apostasy. A just society is full of belief in the good.


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<King Lear> is a gloomy and grandiose landscape. <King Lear> is a majestic and sad song. It is a variation of life in which the melody goes down from glorious glory to the depths of despair and then moves back to the summit of truth.


<King Lear> is the story of fathers falling into peat through the ungrateful acts of their children who inherited power and property, and the story of a group of humans who climb the ladder of lust and fall because they are blinded by greed. It is a journey of suffering and enlightenment that humans who have made judgments go through.


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Shakespeare says


The truth is something we all know for sure, but it is difficult to put into practice.


Let go of arrogance. you have to give up to get

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