# King Lear

by [William Shakespeare](https://localbooks.app/authors/william-shakespeare)

- Genres: [희곡·시나리오](https://localbooks.app/genres/poetry/plays-and-screenplays)
- Set in: [도버, 잉글랜드, 영국](https://localbooks.app/places/gb/england/dover); [글로스터, 잉글랜드, 영국](https://localbooks.app/places/gb/england/gloucester)
- Audience: Adult
- Published: 1608
- Pages: 193

## Description

An aging king divides Britain among his daughters according to how loudly they say they love him, and disowns the one who will not flatter. Cast out by the other two, Lear wanders a storm-lashed heath toward the cliffs of Dover, while the Earl of Gloucester suffers a parallel betrayal.

## Where to buy

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