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King Lear

by William Shakespeare · 1608

Classics · ranked #18 in category

An ageing king divides his kingdom between his daughters in exchange for declarations of love, disinheriting the one who refuses to perform. What follows is one of literature's most devastating explorations of power, age, loyalty, ingratitude and the cruelty that families inflict on each other.

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The verdict

Category
Classics
First published
1608 · 1600s
Author
William Shakespeare
Standing
Essential Read

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