"How does Act 5 fit into our expectations of a Shakespearean tragedy?" Shakespeare wrote King Lear in 1605 or 1606 when he was already a successful playwright. It is one of his many tragedies, although it has some differences. However, following a classical model, the fifth act is used to conclude the play, so the audience expects events to be concluded, with justice done and rights restored. According to Aristotle, the Greek philosopher, a tragedy should arouse feelings of pity and fear; King Lear can be paralleled to these thoughts. First, a tragic story generally leads to and includes the death of a hero. In King Lear, the protagonist dies in the last scene of the play following great suffering and apparent fatality. However, the peculiarity of the hero of a Shakespearean tragedy is his ability to withstand many harsh events, as Kent points out in act 5 of King Lear: "The wonder is that he has endured so long. He has only usurped his life". This also reminds us that the story also depicts the troubled part of the hero's life leading up to and leading to his death, which is exposed in the previous acts and scenes. Furthermore, suffering and calamity are also typical of a tragic story. , these factors reach a climax in Act 5 with Cordelia's death creating utter confusion in Lear's mind as to whether she is truly dead. In fact, the "old majesty" first says that she is "dead as the earth" before saying "she lives", these contradictions demonstrate that he cannot accept his loving daughter who has just returned to being dead. This frustration is evident in his words of desperation: “Cordelia, Cordelia, stay a while.” where she asks for something she knows is impossible and seems to hear her speak. When he dies, we don't know if he thinks Cordelia lives, it's up to each audience member to express their opinion. Edgar tries to revive Lear, but Kent stops him, knowing that his master had reached the limit of suffering and was ready for death. Furthermore, Shakespeare's tragic heroes are men of rank, and the calamities that befall them are unusual and exceptionally disastrous. This is precisely the case in King Lear, where the hero goes from being the most powerful man in the land to being "stripped". After relinquishing his kingdom, his daughters rebel against him and violently take over the kingdom without granting him any recognition; in the end it becomes "nothing".'.