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2. King Lear - Wikipedia

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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 ...

3. Holinshed's Chronicles - Wikipedia

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   William Shakespeare is widely believed [5] to have used the revised second edition of the Chronicles (published in 1587) as the source for most of his history plays, the plot of Macbeth, and portions of King Lear and Cymbeline.

4. A Thousand Acres - Wikipedia

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   There are many similarities between King Lear and A Thousand Acres, including both plot details and character development. [1] For example, some of the names of the main characters in the novel are reminiscent of their Shakespearean counterparts. Larry is Lear, Ginny is Goneril, Rose is Regan, and Caroline is Cordelia.

5. List of works by William Shakespeare - Wikipedia

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   King Lear: 1603–1606 [5] [6] Published in quarto in 1608 [7] First recorded performance: 26 December 1606, before King James I at the Whitehall Palace. [7] Summary An aged king divides his kingdom between two of his daughters, Regan and Goneril, and casts the youngest, Cordelia, out of his Kingdom for disloyalty.

6. Dunbar (novel) - Wikipedia

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   The novel retells the Shakespeare play King Lear as part of the Hogarth Shakespeare project. [1] When his agent approached Hogarth about St Aubyn participating in the project, St Aubyn was between novels. [2] He was allowed to choose which of Shakespeare's plays he wanted to adapt from the group of plays not yet adapted by other authors. [2]

7. A Ukrainian 'King Lear' comes to Shakespeare's hometown. Its ...

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   Ukrainians displaced by war find new purpose in Shakespeare's play of love, loss and madness, bringing their version to the bard's hometown. A Ukrainian 'King Lear' comes to Shakespeare's hometown ...

8. Fool (novel) - Wikipedia

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   The novel takes its premise from the plot of Shakespeare's play King Lear, narrated from the perspective of the character of the Fool, whose name is Pocket. In the course of the novel are references to other Shakespeare plays, ranging from short quotations to whole characters—most notably the three witches from Macbeth.

9. Shakespeare Book That Was Over 100 Years Overdue Is Finally ...

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   The book, 'Shakespeare’s Life of King Henry the Fifth,' was last checked out in 1923. Google Maps. Paterson Free Public Library. In general, an overdue library book is a pretty common occurrence ...