King Lear
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Lear, King of Britain, in an attempt to avoid future strife, divides his kingdom between his three daughters. His eldest two, Regan (wife of Cornwall) and Gonerill (wife of Albany), respond to his request for a show of love, but Cordelia is unable to, not wanting to be hypocritical. In a fit of rage, Lear banishes her and she leaves to marry the King of France. When his advisor Kent attempts to tell Lear he is doing wrong, he too is banished. Lear becomes destitute and insane and a proscribed crux of political machinations
Royal Shakespeare Company summaries
Royal Shakespeare Company summaries
circa 1606
English
WORK.1606.0001
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