TragedyElizabethan
King Lear
William Shakespeare, 1606
An aging king divides his realm among his daughters based on flattery, banishing the one who truly loves him, and descends into madness as betrayal strips away everything he once held.
20
Characters
26
Scenes
Notable roles
LearCordeliaGonerilReganEdmundEdgarGloucesterKent
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