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1. King Lear (baseball) › Date of death

   • October 31, 1976

2. www.sparknotes.com › shakespeare › learKing Lear: Full Play Summary | SparkNotes

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   King Lear Full Play Summary. Lear, the aging king of Britain, decides to step down from the throne and divide his kingdom evenly among his three daughters. First, however, he puts his daughters through a test, asking each to tell him how much she loves him.

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     King Lear is a play about blindness – blindness to others’...

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3. www.shakespeare.org.uk › king-learSummary of King Lear | Shakespeare Birthplace Trust

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   Learn the plot and themes of Shakespeare's tragedy King Lear, in which an old king divides his kingdom, goes mad, and loses everything. Read the full summary, watch an animated video, and explore the characters and quotes.

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   Learn the main events and themes of Shakespeare's tragedy King Lear, divided into five acts. Find out how Lear divides his kingdom, goes mad, and faces betrayal from his daughters and their husbands.

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   A comprehensive overview of Shakespeare's tragedy King Lear, with a brief synopsis of the plot and the main characters. Learn how Lear divides his kingdom, banishes Cordelia, and faces madness, betrayal, and death.

6. interestingliterature.com › 2020 › 07A Summary and Analysis of William Shakespeare’s King Lear

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   Jul 22, 2020 · Learn about the main plot and subplot of King Lear, one of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies, and the themes of reason, madness, blindness, and father-daughter relationships. Find out how the characters are doubles, opposites, and complements, and how they suffer and gain insight through their conflicts.

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   Is King Lear a happy story?

   • But in fact the story of King Lear was originally a happy one, when it first appeared in the chronicles of Geoffrey of Monmouth in the twelfth century. The anonymous play, King Leir, on which Shakespeare based his tragedy also ends on a somewhat more upbeat note.

   A Summary and Analysis of William Shakespeare’s King Lear

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   What is King Lear by William Shakespeare about?

   • King Lear by William Shakespeare, written around 1605-1606, stands as one of the Bard’s most tragic and profound works. Set in ancient Britain, the play tells the story of King Lear, who, in a moment of tragic folly, decides to divide his kingdom among his three daughters based on their expressions of love for him.

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   What is the plot of King Lear?

   • The plot and subplot deftly weave together the principal themes of the play, which include reason, madness, blindness of various kinds, and – perhaps most crucially of all – the relationship between a father and his children. Before we offer some words of analysis of King Lear, it might be worth recapping the plot of the play.

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   Why does King Lear divide his kingdom among his three daughters?

   • King Lear intends to divide his kingdom among his three daughters, so that he can enjoy old age without the burdens of power.

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