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King Lear: Characters

Year 11 Advanced English

King Lear

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William Shakespeare's tragic masterpiece King Lear investigates the nature of loyalty and familial connections. It is the story of an aging king who wishes to abdicate and divide his kingdom between his daughters: Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia.

After a Royal Shakespeare Company production, a world tour, a run in London's West End, and a studio filming of Shakespeare's "King Lear," Ian McKellen explains his understanding of the title character.

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