The Tragedy of King LearKing Lear is a tragic story by William Shakespeare. It is the story of a man, King Lear, and his decision that led to his and others' fate. For every tragic story there is a tragic hero. The tragic hero of the story is King Lear. According to the definition of a tragic hero, one must be born into the nobility, endowed with a tragic flaw, condemned to make a serious error of judgment, to fall from very high or high esteem, to realize that he has made an irreversible mistake, to face it and accept it. death with honor meets tragic death. King Lear combines all of these qualities. King Lear was a tragic hero born into nobility, blessed with a tragic flaw, and doomed to make a grave error of judgment. King Lear was born into nobility. "He owned vast tracts of land and ruled over many people. Give me the map there. Know that we divided our kingdom into three." Not only was King Lear born into nobility, but he was also responsible for his own destiny. He disowned his daughter Cordelia and made his other two daughters the rulers of his country once divided into three, now divided into two. His two daughters really didn't like him, they just wanted land and power. They turned against their father and had him sentenced to death by Edmond. Lear's death was his fault. This reason is due to King Lear's tragic flaw, his pride. Pride is also why he is a tragic hero. "Tell me, my daughters, since now we are both going to strip ourselves of domination, of the interests of the territory, of the concerns of the State, which of you shall we say who loves us the most, so that our most great generosity can extend where nature extends with contestation to merit? King Lear was selfish in the first act where he asked his daughters who loved him most. that his favorite daughter, Cordelia, had little say in her love for him, he disowned her and divided his lands between his two evil daughters, Regan and Goneril “From whom we exist and cease to be. Here I disavow all my paternal care, nearness and ownership of blood, and as a stranger to my heart and to me, stand hence forever. This was also the error of King Lear's judgment..