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This was the story of old and tired King Lear. He was awry of the business of his Kingdom and wished only to end his days quietly near his three daughters. Therefore King Lear proposed to divide his kingdom between them. Before dividing his kingdom he wanted to know how much they love him.Not satisfied with the answer of his youngest daughter, King who loved Cordelia best had wished her to make more extravagant profession of love than her sisters. He divided his kingdom between Goneril and Regan and would live with his daughters by turns.What happened after that how in the old age both were harsh and undutiful to him and either servants refused to obey his orders. But was the King able to go back to his youngest daughter for peaceful days! Read in this book ….

This was the story of old and tired King Lear. He was awry of the business of his Kingdom and wished only to end his days quietly near his three daughters. Therefore King Lear proposed to divide his kingdom between them. Before dividing his kingdom he wanted to know how much they love him.Not satisfied with the answer of his youngest daughter, King who loved Cordelia best had wished her to make more extravagant profession of love than her sisters. He divided his kingdom between Goneril and Regan and would live with his daughters by turns.What happened after that how in the old age both were harsh and undutiful to him and either servants refused to obey his orders. But was the King able to go back to his youngest daughter for peaceful days! Read in this book ….

This was the story of old and tired King Lear. He was awry of the business of his Kingdom and wished only to end his days quietly near his three daughters. Therefore King Lear proposed to divide his kingdom between them. Before dividing his kingdom he wanted to know how much they love him.Not satisfied with the answer of his youngest daughter, King who loved Cordelia best had wished her to make more extravagant profession of love than her sisters. He divided his kingdom between Goneril and Regan and would live with his daughters by turns.What happened after that how in the old age both were harsh and undutiful to him and either servants refused to obey his orders. But was the King able to go back to his youngest daughter for peaceful days! Read in this book ….

KING LEAR is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It depicts the gradual descent into madness of the title character, after he disposes of his kingdom giving bequests to two of his three daughters based on their flattery of him, bringing tragic consequences for all. Derived from the legend of Leir of Britain, a mythological pre-Roman Celtic king, the play has been widely adapted for the stage and motion pictures, with the title role coveted by many of the world's most accomplished actors.

King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1603 and 1606, and is considered one of his greatest works. The play is based on the legend of King Leir of Britain. It has been widely adapted for stage and screen, with the part of Lear being played by many of the world's most accomplished actors. (From Wikipedia)

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King Lear is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It tells the tale of a king who bequeaths his power and land to two of his three daughters, after they declare their love for him in an extremely fawning and obsequious manner. His third daughter gets nothing, because she will not flatter him as her sisters had done. When he feels disrespected by the two daughters who now have his wealth and power, he becomes furious to the point of madness. He eventually becomes tenderly reconciled to his third daughter, just before tragedy strikes her and then the king.Derived from the legend of Leir of Britain, a mythological pre-Roman Celtic king, the play has been widely adapted for the stage and motion pictures, with the title role coveted by many of the world's most accomplished actors.The first attribution to Shakespeare of this play, originally drafted in 1605 or 1606 at the latest with its first known performance on St. Stephen's Day in 1606, was a 1608 publication in a quarto of uncertain provenance, in which the play is listed as a history; it may be an early draft or simply reflect the first performance text. The Tragedy of King Lear, a revised version that is better tailored for performance, was included in the 1623 First Folio. Modern editors usually conflate the two, though some insist that each version has its own individual integrity that should be preserved.After the English Restoration, the play was often revised with a happy, non-tragic ending for audiences who disliked its dark and depressing tone, but since the 19th century Shakespeare's original version has been regarded as one of his supreme achievements. The tragedy is particularly noted for its probing observations on the nature of human suffering and kinship. George Bernard Shaw wrote, "No man will ever write a better tragedy than Lear."