Shakespeare's King Lear (Cliffs Notes)
Supplies background information on the Shakespearean tragedy's history, sources, leading characters, and plot
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In this tragic play, Lear, a ruler in pre-Christian Britain, is described as a "very foolish old man, fourscore and upward." Grossly misjudging his daughters, he endures a harrowing experience and emerges as a man "more sinned against than sinning."
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