Lear and Gloucester' tragic heroes?

Lear and Gloucester' tragic heroes?

1. Moral blindness stems from a tragic flaw.

2. it is difficult to sympathise with their banishment of Cordelia and Edward, respectively.

   • Shakespeare puns the word "nothing" .

3. Both are manipulated.

   • Edgar's letter.
   • Goneril and Cordelia's flattery.

4. Both recognise what they have done wrong.

5. They both develop self-knowledge through empathy for those less fortunate than they.

   • • Moral insight is earned at great personal cost.