story of king lear by william shakespeare

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It ends tragically with the deaths of both Cordelia and Learâso tragically, in fact, that performances during the Restoration period sometimes substituted a happy ending.

The play is a moving study of the perils of old age and the true meaning of filial love. They allow the raging Lear to wander out into a storm, hoping to be rid of him, and conspire with Edmund to overthrow the Earl of Gloucester. The secondary plot deals with the machinations of Edmund, the bastard son of the Earl of Gloucester, who manages to convince his father that his legitimate son Edgar is plotting against him.Īfter Lear steps down from power, he finds that his elder daughters have no real respect or love for him, and treat him and his followers as a nuisance. Lear, enraged, cuts her off without any inheritance. But his youngest daughter, Cordelia, is compelled to be truthful and says that she must reserve some love for her future husband. He asks each of them to express their love for him, and the first two, Goneril and Regan do so effusively, saying they love him above all things. The play tells the tale of the aged King Lear who is passing on the control of his kingdom to his three daughters. Shakespeare based it on the legendary King Leir of the Britons, whose story is outlined in Geoffrey of Monmouthâs pseudohistorical History of the Kings of Britain (written in about 1136). King Lear is a tragedy by Shakespeare, written about 1605 or 1606. Part of the EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannicaâs Great Books of the Western World Â 19 in the Telegraphâs Greatest Villains in Literature Standard EbooksĢ8,346 words (1 hour 44 minutes) with a reading ease of 82.85 (easy) King Lear, by William Shakespeare - Free ebook download - Standard Ebooks: Free and liberated ebooks, carefully produced for the true book lover.

Story of king lear by william shakespeare