King Lear and his sense of Reality and himself

In William Shakespeare’s King Lear the character of the same name goes through an intense transformation. King Lear makes a cognitive leap from his believing ideal to recognizing and accepting reality..  **During this change in understanding King Lear goes through three stages. First is the challenge of his ideals in which his understanding of his sense of being is challenged and forces him to re-evaluate his ideals as well as his own identity. Second is the realization of his error and the beginning of the process of self-evaluation and self-discovery. The last stage King Lear goes through is the acceptance of who he truly is and his discovery of his true character. The change in his acceptance of reality is directly correlated with his discovery of his true character