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King Lear
Title: King Lear
Category: Literature / Novels
Details: Words: 2899 | Pages: 12.3 (approximately 235 words/page)
King Lear
Act 1, Scene 1: King Lear in his old age decides it is time to divide up his kingdom among his daughters. In order to decide how much each girl and her husband gets, he makes them each publicly declare their love. The oldest daughter Goneril has no problem doing this, nor does his middle daughter Regan. His youngest and favorite daughter, Cordelia, however, does not approve of the exercise and refuses to speak the words he …showed first 75 words of 2899 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 2899 total…sister. Kent arrives and asks after the king. Edmund admits that he ordered the king and Cordelia killed, and they send a man after them to prevent it. Lear comes out with a dead Cordelia in his arms, and Kent reveals himself to his king and Albany decides to give Lear back his thrown. But because of his sadness at Cordelia’s death, Lear dies as well much to the sadness of his loyal followers.
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