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2 days ago · 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.
- Leir of Britain
King Leir and his daughters, a marginal illustration in the...
- Cordelia
Cordelia is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's...
- King Lear (Disambiguation)
King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, named for the...
- Edmund
Edmund is a fictional character and the main antagonist in...
- Leir of Britain
6 days ago · 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. The text of the First Folio of 1623 often differs markedly from the quarto text and seemingly represents a theatrical revision done by the author with some cuts ...
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3 days ago · In King Lear, the old king commits the tragic error of giving up his powers, initiating the events which lead to the torture and blinding of the Earl of Gloucester and the murder of Lear's youngest daughter, Cordelia.
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May 13, 2024 · William Shakespeare (baptized April 26, 1564, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England—died April 23, 1616, Stratford-upon-Avon) was a poet, dramatist, and actor often called the English national poet. He is considered by many to be the greatest dramatist of all time.
4 days ago · Prince Edward : Prince Edward ( hist) is the son of Henry VI, who joins his mother Queen Margaret as a leader of the Lancastrian forces in Henry VI, Part 3. He is killed by the three Yorks (Edward, George and Richard). Prince Edward of York later King Edward V ( hist) is the eldest son of Edward IV and Queen Elizabeth.
3 days ago · A total of 31 kings were crowned in the Cathedral of Reims, which remains one of the most important religious buildings in France. It is also there that St. Remy baptized Clovis I in 496, making him the first Christian king of France, thus initiating the great Christian history of the country, then called the “Eldest Daughter of the Church.”
May 8, 2024 · A memorial slab in the cathedral’s nave remembers the martyrdom of Saint Nicaise, its founding bishop, who was decapitated by the Vandals. Around the year 500, Saint Remi baptised Clovis, King of the Franks , in the cathedral (a second slab in the nave commemorates this event).
