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4 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.
Jun 26, 2024 · Where is King Lear streaming? Find out where to watch online amongst 45+ services including Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video.
Jun 26, 2024 · 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.
Jun 25, 2024 · Dr Kirk Dodd, lecturer in English, reviews the new King Lear at Bell Shakespeare, directed by Peter Evans and starring one of Australia's finest classical actors, Robert Menzies. It is a common reflex to reach for Aristotle’s Poetics to determine what a good tragedy should be.
Jun 24, 2024 · Shakespeare’s bleakest of plays, King Lear, is at once about the fall of a mythical king, and a warning to more than a few world leaders today as it examines the isolation brought on by extreme power, the craving of adulation and flattery all mixed in with the outcomes brought about by rash decision making.
Jun 27, 2024 · King Lear is an odd one in the Bard’s canon. Drawing on the royal figure found in murky depths of British legend, the play straddles the line between Shakespeare’s historical tomes (your...
1 day 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.
