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King Lear

King Lear

William Shakespeare

Paperback

Literary Fiction

ISBN10: 1514848597
ISBN13: 9781514848593
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Jul 5 2015
Pages: 96
Weight: 0.33
Height: 0.23 Width: 5.98 Depth: 9.02
Language: English
One of Shakespeare's finest tragedies, the work displays a pessimism and nihilism that make it a 20th-century favorite. The aging King Lear decides to divide his kingdom among his three daughters, allotting each a portion in proportion to the eloquence of her declaration of love. The hypocritical Goneril and Regan make grand pronouncements and are rewarded; Cordelia, the youngest daughter, who truly loves Lear, refuses to make an insincere speech to prove her love and is disinherited. The two older sisters mock Lear and renege on their promise to support him. Cast out, the king slips into madness and wanders about accompanied by his faithful Fool. He is aided by the Earl of Kent, who, though banished from the kingdom for having supported Cordelia, has remained in Britain disguised as a peasant.

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