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LitCharts offers a comprehensive guide to William Shakespeare's King Lear, including plot summary, analysis, themes, quotes, characters, symbols, and literary devices. Learn about the historical and literary context, the sources, and the versions of the play.
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Read the original text and a modern English translation of Shakespeare's King Lear, a tragedy about a king who divides his kingdom and goes mad. Follow the plot, characters, and themes of this classic play with LitCharts's help.
LitCharts provides a comprehensive and modern English translation of Shakespeare's King Lear, a tragedy about a king who divides his kingdom among his daughters and goes mad. The summary covers the main events, themes, characters, and literary devices of the play.
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KEY FACTS. Full Title: The Tragedy of King Lear. When Written: c. 1605. Where Written: England. When Published: 1608; 1623. Literary Period: The Renaissance. Genre: Tragedy. Setting: England, in pre-Christian times. Climax: Lear raging in the thunderstorm. Antagonist: Regan, Goneril, Edmund. EXTRA CREDIT.