How Is King Lear A Dynamic Character

The quaint play of King Lear by William Shakespeare explores a plot containing a vast amount of characters all with their own unique personalities, which is what makes it so compelling to examine the Psychological aspects of established characters actions. The prominent character of this poem, which the poem is named after, King Lear is a dynamic character that has characteristics that give an insight to what goes on in his head. The most particular action King Lear takes is when explains his reason as to why he has so many knights surrounding him is because as he says even “basest beggars are in the poorest thing superfluous.” to compare his entourage similar to the needles items that everyone has (II.IV.255-256). What is interesting about what King Lear says is that what he must have are knights around him a commodity that is gifted those of high stature which he no longer has since he gave it away but why he thinks he still needs them is that he believes

Which explains that in King Lear’s mind he believes other still see him as the king which is why he must have knights but in actuality it is not reality. Additionally, a specific feature of King Lear leads to the assumption that perhaps he suffers from the personality disorder known as narcissism. Narcissism is the state of someone’s mind when they believe they are superior to everyone else, King Lear shows that these are his beliefs when he believes he doesn’t need apologise as he states “[…] mark how this becomes the house?” clearly showing he thinks he doesn’t need to follow the basic social guidelines of apologizing for wronging someone.

Who many would consider the villain of King Lear due to his actions within the play, Edmund’s foul act can all be explained by seeing what mental abnormalities would appear because of his past. A personality disorder which is defined as the sickened man would have the tendency to manipulate and use others