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King Lear

William Shakespeare

Form
Form Play
Year
Year 1606
Pages
Pages 90

An old king divides his kingdom by asking his daughters to say how much they love him, banishes the one who answers honestly, and is stripped, storm by storm, of everything.

How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is To have a thankless child!
King Lear, William Shakespeare

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