King Lear is widely regarded as Shakespeare's most intense, profound and powerful tragedy.
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The History of King Lear (Oxford World's Classics)
by William Shakespeare
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King Lear divides his kingdom among the two daughters who flatter him and banishes the third one who loves him. His eldest daughters both then reject him at their homes, so Lear goes mad and wanders through a storm. His banished daughter returns with an army, but they lose the battle and Lear, all his daughters and more, die.
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The tragedy of King Lear
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The History of King Lear (Oxford World's Classics)
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"ONCE upon a time, probably in 1605, a man called William Shakespeare, using a quill pen, wrote a play about the legendary British King Lear and his three daughters."
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