King Lear is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. The first known performance of any version of Shakespeare's play was on St. Stephen's Day in 1606. Read on to know more... By Charles & Mary Lamb Lear, King of Britain, had three daughters: Goneril, wife to the Duke of Albany; Regan, wife to the Duke of Cornwall; and Cordelia, a young maid, for whose love the King of France and Duke of Burgundy were joint suitors, and were at this time making stay for that purpose in the court of Lear. The old king, worn out with age and...
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William Shakespeare
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William Shakespeare (26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's greatest dramatist. He is often called England'...
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