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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 ...
Edmund is a fictional character and the main antagonist in William Shakespeare's King Lear. He is the illegitimate son of the Earl of Gloucester, and the younger brother of Edgar, the Earl's legitimate son. In the first act of the play, Edmund resolves to get rid of his brother, then his father, and become Earl in his own right.
Goneril is a character in William Shakespeare's tragic play King Lear (1605). She is the eldest of King Lear's three daughters. Along with her sister Regan, Goneril is considered a villain, obsessed with power and overthrowing her elderly father as ruler of the kingdom of Britain.
She is the middle child of King Lear's daughters and is married to the Duke of Cornwall. Similarly to her older sister Goneril, Regan is attracted to Edmund. [1] Both sisters are eager for power and convince their father with false flattery to hand over his kingdom.
Family estrangement can occur between any two family members, though parent-child estrangement and sibling estrangement are two of the most common types, says Deb Castaldo, PhD, a New York-based ...
Cordelia is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's tragic play King Lear.Cordelia is the youngest of King Lear's three daughters and his favorite. After her elderly father offers her the opportunity to profess her love to him in return for one-third of the land in his kingdom, she replies that she loves him "according to her bond" and she is punished for the majority of the play.
I didn’t think a re-telling of King Lear set on an Iowan farm would be such a page-turner. A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley is one of the beautifully written stories about a dysfunctional family ...
Prince Harry was directly asked by his estranged father, King Charles, to stop “leaking” personal details about the royal family’s private life, according to a report.. Harry and wife Meghan ...