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King Lear

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First published: 1608
Pages: 134

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Act 1
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Act 2
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Act 3
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Act 4
42:54
Act 5
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Old age and pride collide in one of Shakespeare's darkest tragedies. An aging king decides to divide his realm among his three daughters, demanding first that they prove their love in words. When his honest youngest, Cordelia, refuses to flatter him, he banishes her and hands power to her scheming sisters, Goneril and Regan. What follows is a slow, harrowing descent into madness, betrayal, and a storm-lashed wilderness where Lear at last sees the truth about his children and himself. A parallel story of the Earl of Gloucester and his sons deepens the play's study of blindness, both literal and moral. This free PDF and EPUB edition brings home a work that still ranks among the most devastating in English drama.

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William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare (1564–1616) was an English playwright and poet who lived during the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and authored approximately 37 plays and 154 sonnets that explore themes of love, power, ambition, and human nature.