King Lear is widely regarded as Shakespeare's most intense, profound and powerful tragedy.
An edition of King Lear
(1608)
King Lear (Signet 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
2012, Focus Publishing/R. Pullins Company
in English
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"Kent. I thought the King had more affected the Duke of Albany than Cornwall."
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| October 23, 2019 | Edited by Lisa | Added new cover |
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