num_pages: 160
description: An 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.
language: English
title: King Lear
titlecomplete: King Lear
characters: Fool, Duke of Albany, Cordelia, Edgar, Regan, Duke of Cornwall, Leir of Britain, Goneril, Edmund, Earl of Kent, Earl of Gloucester
genres: Literature, Classics, School, Drama, Tragedy, Plays, Fiction, Poetry, Read For School, Theatre
ratings_count: 212569
publisher: Penguin Ltd.