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King Lear

by Charles Lamb
Mary Lamb
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King Lear is one of Shakespeare's most performed and celebrated plays – presented here in accessible story fom by brother and sister team Charles and Mary Lamb. An ideal story for newcomers to Shakespeare, young people and as an additional study aid for students.King Lear is to abdicate, and wants to divide his kingdom between his three daughters. As a test, he asks them how much they love him. Two daughters pay him faux-overtures to caress his ego, whereas the third, Cordelia, is truthful and admits that she cannot express her love in words. Lear, hurt and enraged, disinherits her, sparking a chain of events which make the old king come to question his decisions, which cause chaos and conflict in their wake.

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Series: Tales from Shakespeare Publisher: CSA Word Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781908153166
  • File size: 15682 KB
  • Release date: March 26, 2010
  • Duration: 00:32:40

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  • ISBN: 9781908153166
  • File size: 15717 KB
  • Release date: March 26, 2010
  • Duration: 00:32:40
  • Number of parts: 1

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Classic Literature Fiction Short Stories Historical Fiction

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English

King Lear is one of Shakespeare's most performed and celebrated plays – presented here in accessible story fom by brother and sister team Charles and Mary Lamb. An ideal story for newcomers to Shakespeare, young people and as an additional study aid for students.King Lear is to abdicate, and wants to divide his kingdom between his three daughters. As a test, he asks them how much they love him. Two daughters pay him faux-overtures to caress his ego, whereas the third, Cordelia, is truthful and admits that she cannot express her love in words. Lear, hurt and enraged, disinherits her, sparking a chain of events which make the old king come to question his decisions, which cause chaos and conflict in their wake.

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Classic Literature Fiction Short Stories Historical Fiction