the turning point.

As discussed in class, the turning point in King Lear can be tricky to find. I personally saw Lear's monologue that ended with him taking off his clothes as the turning point. I thought this because the motif of nakedness really stands out to me, especially because of how it relates with the motif of nature. In any piece of literature nakedness symbolizes humans in a pure and natural form. Lets face it, we are only made of flesh and all the clothes and accessories we put on only cover up or portray a false or more enhanced version of ourselves. When Lear takes off his clothes he finally realizes that he is just a man. He is no better than anyone else, regardless of what title he might have or the clothes he wears. Everything natural about him comes out in this scene and he finally realizes what he has been missing. Also, the fact that he does this because Edgar is naked as well shows how he, for once, is putting a once seen "low life" in a higher authority than him. However, as a class, we learned that this particular scene is not the turning point. The scene before where Lear talks about how he realizes that he has not given enough to the poor is the actual turning point of the play. Regardless though, i believe the shedding of the clothes is a very significant part of this play. Even if it is not seen as the turning point, it definitely visually represents Lear's new view on life.