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King Lear is a King Lear is a tragedy by William tragedy by William Shakespeare, Shakespeare, believed to have believed to have been written been written between 1603 and between 1603 and 1606. It is 1606. It is considered one of considered one of his greatest works.his greatest works.

KING LEARKING LEAR Lear, king of Britain Lear, king of Britain

decided to divide his decided to divide his kingdom between his kingdom between his three daughters. Goneril three daughters. Goneril and Regan, the two and Regan, the two oldest, thanks to her oldest, thanks to her flatters to her father, flatters to her father, they catch all his they catch all his inheritance, and they inheritance, and they left out Cordelia, the left out Cordelia, the one who loved her one who loved her father without interest.father without interest.

Kent’s Earl, said Kent’s Earl, said about Cordelia about Cordelia that she was the that she was the one who real felt one who real felt love to his father.love to his father.

What led to the What led to the exile of Kent.exile of Kent.

Cordelia married one Cordelia married one of her suitors, the of her suitors, the King of France.King of France.

Lear goes out with Lear goes out with his two oldest his two oldest daughters. First daughters. First with one, after with one, after that with the that with the other one.other one.

They batted him, They batted him, humiliated him, humiliated him, and they pushed and they pushed him out the him out the house.house.

King’s had the chance to stay King’s had the chance to stay at a shack with his jester at a shack with his jester (Duke of Kent customized) (Duke of Kent customized) and Tom, a tramp which and Tom, a tramp which real appearance is Edgar, real appearance is Edgar, genuine son of Gloster’s genuine son of Gloster’s Lear, who’s trying to hide Lear, who’s trying to hide him, after his brother him, after his brother Edmond tried to kill him to Edmond tried to kill him to win the her father’s win the her father’s heritage.heritage.

Gloster’s Earl, decided to Gloster’s Earl, decided to help Lear with King of help Lear with King of France’s help. For France’s help. For that, he , he confess to Edmond about confess to Edmond about his plans and decided to his plans and decided to go away to find Lear, but go away to find Lear, but Edmond join forces with Edmond join forces with Cornwall and Regan, Cornwall and Regan, whom confess his plans.whom confess his plans.

Somebody arrest Gloster, and Somebody arrest Gloster, and they pull out his eyes, and they they pull out his eyes, and they leave him away.leave him away.

Then, he understood Gloster, Then, he understood Gloster, which was Edmond, and no which was Edmond, and no Edgar who betrays him.Edgar who betrays him.

In Dover, Kent and In Dover, Kent and Edgar found Cordelia, Edgar found Cordelia, and they tried to heal and they tried to heal the king, meanwhile, the king, meanwhile, Edmond decides to Edmond decides to play the field to play the field to Goneril and Regan.Goneril and Regan.

Finally, it take place Finally, it take place the unavoidable the unavoidable battle; in one hand battle; in one hand Cordeliaa and Lear Cordeliaa and Lear with the French army, with the French army, and in the other, and in the other, Edmond and Albany.Edmond and Albany.

During the battle, Lear and Cordelia goes for During the battle, Lear and Cordelia goes for Edmond’s prison, who order to be Edmond’s prison, who order to be executed the mates.executed the mates.

Edgar fights against Edmond. He wins and Edgar fights against Edmond. He wins and discovered his identity, confessing all that discovered his identity, confessing all that he had felt until the moment, and his he had felt until the moment, and his father died happy to see his son had father died happy to see his son had helped him in his latest years of his life.helped him in his latest years of his life.

In the middle In the middle of the scene, of the scene, a solider a solider alerts Albany alerts Albany about his about his women women Goneril, who Goneril, who had been had been poisoned her poisoned her sister Regan. sister Regan. After that, After that, she killed she killed herself with herself with a dagger.a dagger.

That bloodshed up melts Edmond’s heart, who That bloodshed up melts Edmond’s heart, who revoke the order of kill Lear and Cordelia. But revoke the order of kill Lear and Cordelia. But they arrived in late, and Cordellia has been they arrived in late, and Cordellia has been hung. Quite late, Edmond died because of hung. Quite late, Edmond died because of injuries in a duel with Edgar.injuries in a duel with Edgar.

To finish, Lear show everybody the corpse of To finish, Lear show everybody the corpse of his unlucky daughter Cordelia. After be his unlucky daughter Cordelia. After be ashamed of his tears, he died.ashamed of his tears, he died.

THE ENDTHE END

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