Cover art for King Lear
Published
Penguin Classics, September 2015
ISBN
9780141396460
Format
Softcover, 368 pages
Dimensions
19.6cm × 12.8cm × 2.8cm

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Part of the authoritative and acclaimed Penguin Shakespeare series, now rejacketed in the celebrated Penguin Classics liveryAn ageing king makes a capricious decision to divide his realm among his three daughters according to the love they express for him.

When the youngest daughter refuses to take part in this charade, she is banished, leaving the king dependent on her manipulative and untrustworthy sisters. In the scheming and recriminations that follow, not only does the king's own sanity crumble, but the stability of the realm itself is also threatened.

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