Passion Rules Reason

LEAR VS. KRAVITZ

How does Passion Rule Reason in King Lear?

The characters of King Lear and Duddy Kravitz show the qualities of how passion does rule out reason. They are found in situations that their desires cause them to be blinded. They lack the use of logic and intelligence to see what the potential results will be.
In the play King Lear examples of these acts are as follows:

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Examples from Duddy Kravitz are as follows:

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Dramatic Purpose and Summaries for Act I.