Project Gutenberg 1998-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 1551 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William King Lear Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Lear the PG Shakespeare Team, a team of about twenty Project Gutenberg volunteers "The Tragedy of King Lear" by William Shakespeare is a classic tragedy written in the early 17th century. The play explores themes of authority, family, loyalty, and madness through the lens of a monarchy in turmoil. The central character, King Lear, decides to divide his kingdom among his three daughters, Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia, based on their professions of love for him, leading to disastrous consequences. At the start of the play, we witness critical conversations that foreshadow the impending chaos. Lear's intention to abdicate his responsibilities is met with manipulative responses from Goneril and Regan, while Cordelia’s honesty ultimately leads to her disinheritance. The narrative is further enriched by the subplot involving Gloucester and his sons, Edmund and Edgar, introducing themes of betrayal and deception. As the opening unfolds, we sense the brewing storm—both literally as the weather worsens, and figuratively as the tensions between characters implicate a tragic downfall. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 92.3 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Tragedies (Drama) Fathers and daughters -- Drama Inheritance and succession -- Drama Lear, King (Legendary character) -- Drama Britons -- Drama Kings and rulers -- Drama Aging parents -- Drama PR Text Best Books Ever Listings Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 243497 2025-08-26T04:11:18.850691 text/html 218391 2025-08-23T12:48:52 text/html 520621 2025-08-26T04:11:34.416652 application/epub+zip 519037 2025-08-26T04:11:25.703679 application/epub+zip 206211 2025-08-26T04:11:21.314692 application/epub+zip 828443 2025-08-26T04:11:40.947631 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 804047 2025-08-26T04:11:33.678601 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 210444 2022-09-01T11:19:25.520517 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 183498 2025-08-26T04:11:17.552734 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 163757 2025-08-16T06:14:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18178 2025-08-26T04:11:41.088590 application/rdf+xml 17092 2025-08-26T04:11:25.169653 image/jpeg 3051 2025-08-26T04:11:25.056640 image/jpeg 510876 2025-08-26T04:11:18.888695 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia