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'Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! rage! blow!'
Epic and tragic in its scope, King Lear explores a king's demise into madness and insanity when he is betrayed by two of his manipulative and scheming daughters. It is Cordelia, the third and only daughter who refuses to flatter her father to deceive, who is banished from the kingdom, leading to dramatic and tumultuous events.
| ISBN: | 9780007902330 |
| Publication date: | 15th September 2011 |
| Author: | William Shakespeare |
| Publisher: | William Collins an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 178 pages |
| Series: | Collins Classics |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800 Literary studies: plays and playwrights Classic and pre-20th century plays Tragic plays |