King Lears Madness
King Lear’s insanity is certainly made obvious through evidences of his disturbed and unusual actions followed by quotes within the play. ... Despite Goneril’s and Regan’s cruel actions, the King is to blame for what he is put through. His egocentricity led him into madness and eventually into his disgrace. The world was not mad; King Lear went mad over his own expenses. Lear’s first step into madness was the question of how much his daughters truly loved him. ... By asking such a question King Lear was proving himself to be exactly what he was at the time, egocentric and self-centered.