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   King Lear is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is loosely based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his power and land between his daughters Goneril and Regan, who pay homage to gain favour, feigning love.

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2. www.britannica.com › topic › King-LearKing Lear | Plot & Characters | Britannica

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   May 20, 2024 · King Lear, tragedy in five acts by William Shakespeare, written in 1605–06 and published in a quarto edition in 1608, evidently based on Shakespeare’s unrevised working papers.

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4. www.folger.edu › explore › shakespeares-worksKing Lear | Folger Shakespeare Library

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   The textual history of King Lear is complicated, from its first printing to how it is edited today. The play first appeared in 1608 as a quarto titled True Chronicle Historie of the life and death of King Lear (Q1).

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5. www.rsc.org.uk › king-lear › the-plotThe plot: King Lear - Royal Shakespeare Company | RSC

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   King Lear is set in the court of an ageing British monarch. Shakespeare probably wrote it in around 1604, sandwiched between two other great tragedies, Othello and Macbeth.

6. www.encyclopedia.com › king-learKing Lear | Encyclopedia.com

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   May 29, 2018 · King Lear, a legendary ruler of ancient Britain, is a tragic figure who loses his authority through his own foolishness. One of the primary sources of King Lear's legend is the History of the Kings of Britain by the medieval English writer Geoffrey of Monmouth.

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   Who wrote the history of King Lear?

   • The History of King Lear is an adaptation by Nahum Tate of William Shakespeare 's King Lear. It first appeared in 1681, some seventy-five years after Shakespeare's version, and is believed to have replaced Shakespeare's version on the English stage in whole or in part until 1838.

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   Where did King Lear come from?

   • There are a number of sources for the story of King Lear. The primary source is an earlier play, probably dating from around 1594, with which Shakespeare was undoubtedly acquainted, called The True Chronicle History of King Leir.

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   What is King Lear's story?

   • One of the primary sources of King Lear's legend is the History of the Kings of Britain by the medieval English writer Geoffrey of Monmouth. According to myth, the aging king decides to divide his kingdom among his three daughters and asks each of them to declare their love for him.

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   Who retold King Lear?

   • The story was modified and retold by William Shakespeare in his Jacobean tragedy King Lear. Geoffrey of Monmouth identified Leir as the eponymous founder of the city of Leicester ( Ligoraceastre in Old English; Old Welsh: Cair Lerion, Welsh: Caerlŷr ), which he called (using the Old Welsh form of the city's name) Kaerleir ("City of Leir").

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