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Liked It 4 of 4 members found this review helpful Rated 5 stars ““Thou know'st, the first time that we smell the air, We wawl and cry…. When we are born, we cry that we are come To this great stage of fools.” "King Lear" is the most profound play ever written. Whenever I come back to it, I discover it’s about something else. In the most...” see full review » see other reviews »

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  “"you have that in your countenance which I would fain call master"”

  Anni M wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
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  “This is a Shakespearean tragedy which is considered one of his best works, but I do not agree. It is not bad, but not a play I would beg you to read. ”

  Amy G wrote this review Wednesday, November 4 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
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  “One of my favorite of Shakespeare's works.”

  Jennifer H wrote this review Friday, October 30 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
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  “Love it.”

  Gemma K wrote this review Monday, October 26 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
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  “good play, better watched than read.”

  Jay L wrote this review Monday, October 19 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
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  “I love this book. The subplot mirroring the plot is great and so are the tragic heroes. ”

  Alex D wrote this review Thursday, October 15 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 3 stars

  “Easier to read and understand than Romeo and Juliet. It was definitely more interesting and it had a better plot idea.”

  Sam B wrote this review Tuesday, October 27 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 4 stars

  “so very dark, so utterly calamitous, defines tragedy. a classic storyline that has been borrowed so many times.”

  Bil wrote this review Monday, October 12 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 5 stars

  “King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1603 and 1606, and is considered one of his greatest works. The play is based on the legend of Leir of Britain, a mythological pre-Roman Celtic king. It has been widely adapted for stage and screen, with the part of Lear being played by many of the world's most accomplished actors.
  
  There are two distinct versions of the play: The True Chronicle of the History of the Life and Death of King Lear and His Three Daughters, which appeared in quarto in 1608, and The Tragedy of King Lear, which appeared in the First Folio in 1623, a more theatrical version. The two texts are commonly printed in a conflated version, although many modern editors have argued that each version has its individual integrity.
  
  After the Restoration the play was often modified by theatre practitioners who disliked its dark and depressing tone, but since the 19th century it has been regarded as one of Shakespeare's supreme achievements. The tragedy is particularly noted for its probing observations on the nature of human suffering and kinship
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  Tommy T wrote this review Thursday, October 1 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 4 stars

  “Favorite Shakespeare book, it is just so perfectly amusing. ”

  Finkella wrote this review Wednesday, September 30 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No