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King Lear, George Frederick Bensell. The Tragedy of King Lear, often shortened to King Lear, is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is loosely based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his power and land between his daughters Goneril and Regan, who pay homage to gain favour, feigning ...
"I die for my king and for France." [1] [note 5] — Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien (21 March 1804), prior to execution by firing squad "Remember, my Eliza, you are a Christian. Alexander's other final words were "If they break this Union, They will break my heart" (as per Ron Chernow's biography on Alexander Hamilton) "[12] [unreliable source ...
Leir was a legendary king of the Britons whose story was recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth in his pseudohistorical 12th-century History of the Kings of Britain. [1] According to Geoffrey's genealogy of the British dynasty, Leir reigned around the 8th century BC, around the time of the founding of Rome.
King Lear is the central character in King Lear. He divides his kingdom among his two elder daughters, is rejected by them, runs mad, and dies. Monsieur LeBeau is a courtier in As You Like It. Monsieur LeFer is a French soldier. Pistol hopes to ransom him in Henry V. Legate:
— Antoine Barnave, French politician (29 November 1793), prior to execution by guillotine "I have been unfaithful to God, to my Order, to my King; I die full of faith and repentance." [61] ("J'ai été infidèle à mon Dieu, à mon Ordre, et à mon Roi; je meurs plein de foi et de repentir.")
The Q1 text appears under the title The History of King Lear, and is dated 1605–1606. The Folio text appears under the title The Tragedy of King Lear and is dated 1610. Taylor believes Q1 represents an early draft of the play, written prior to performance, [ 279 ] and F1 represents a revision written four or five years later, after numerous ...
The story was used by Shakespeare in his play King Lear. In Shakespeare's version, Cordelia's invasion of Britain is unsuccessful; she is captured and murdered, and her father does not retake the throne. Before Shakespeare, the story was also used in Edmund Spenser's epic The Faerie Queene and in the anonymous play King Leir.
King Lear is a 1987 American film directed by Jean-Luc Godard, an adaptation of William Shakespeare's play in the avant-garde style of French New Wave cinema. The script (originally assigned to Norman Mailer but not used) was primarily by Peter Sellars and Tom Luddy .