King Lear
1607 · 316 pages
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.
★ 9.8
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L'Orfeo
1607
The first performance was in a room at the Mantuan court for a few dozen listeners, and the printed score names every instrument required.
★ 7.3
Is it sin to rush into the secret house of death Ere death dare come to us?
Antony and Cleopatra · 1607