Book · 1607 · Fiction

King Lear

Name: King Lear
Author: William Shakespeare

Washington Square Press · 316 pages

★ 9.8 editorial score

An old king divides his kingdom by asking his daughters how much they love him, and the truthful one says least. Shakespeare wrote nothing bleaker, and the last scene is unbearable.

Genre

Tragedy

Medium

Play

Subject

Family Conspiracy Murder

Setting

England (United Kingdom)

Time

1607Depicts Ancient Britain

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