King Lear - Clear Vision in King Lear
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... by demonstrating clear vision, despite the total lack of physical sight. Prior to the loss of his eyes, Gloucester's vision was much like Lear's. He could not see what was truly going on around him. Instead, he only saw what was presented to him on the surface. When Edmund shows him the letter that is supposedly from Edgar, it takes very little convincing for Gloucester to believe it. As soon as Edmund mentions that Edgar could be plotting against him, Gloucester calls him an "Abhorred villain, unnatural, detested, brutish villain" (I.ii.81-82). He does not even stop to consider whether Edgar would do such a thing because he cannot see into Edgar's character. At this point, Gloucester's life is headed down a path of damnation similar to Lear's because of a similar lack of sight.
When Gloucester loses his physical sight, his vision actually clears, in that he can see what is going on around him. When Gloucester is captured by Cornwall, Gloucester provokes him to pluck out his eyes:
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