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The first page of King Lear, printed in the Second Folio of 1632. The modern text of King Lear derives from three sources: two quartos, one published in 1608 (Q 1) and the other in 1619 (Q 2), and the version in the First Folio of 1623 (F 1). Q1 has "many errors and muddles". Q2 was based on Q1. It introduced corrections and new errors.
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Apr 21, 2016 · King Lear dramatizes the story of an aged king of ancient Britain, whose plan to divide his kingdom among his three daughters ends tragically. When he tests each by asking how much she loves him, the older daughters, Goneril and Regan, flatter him.
King Charles I owned a copy of the Second Folio, which became part of the library of Windsor Castle; Charles II's copy is in the British Library. The so-called Perkins Folio, which John Payne Collier used for his forged emendations of Shakespeare's text, was a copy of the Second Folio.
Aug 10, 2020 · One of William Shakespeare's plays, King Lear, challenges us with the magnitude, intensity, and sheer duration of the pain that it represents. Its figures harden their hearts, engage in violence, or try to alleviate the suffering of others.
