King Lear is widely regarded as Shakespeare's most intense, profound and powerful tragedy.
An edition of King Lear
(1608)
THE TRAGEDY OF KING LEAR
by William Shakespeare
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King Lear divides his kingdom among the two daughters who flatter him and banishes the third one who loves him. His eldest daughters both then reject him at their homes, so Lear goes mad and wanders through a storm. His banished daughter returns with an army, but they lose the battle and Lear, all his daughters and more, die.
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