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A review by chris_dech
The History of King Lear: The Oxford Shakespeare the History of King Lear by William Shakespeare
4.0
Intense, quick-paced, and tragic, Shakespeare's King Lear is a work of sorrow regarding the trappings of pride and self-aggrandisement.
The titular Lear unknowingly ruins himself through his pride and misplaced trust and love in his two daughters, Goneril and Regan. At the same time, the pride and rage Edmund feels towards himself and his family brings too his demise. Arguably more tragic and violent than even Hamlet, King Lear is a striking play that is surely among Shakespeare's best.
The titular Lear unknowingly ruins himself through his pride and misplaced trust and love in his two daughters, Goneril and Regan. At the same time, the pride and rage Edmund feels towards himself and his family brings too his demise. Arguably more tragic and violent than even Hamlet, King Lear is a striking play that is surely among Shakespeare's best.