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Uniform Title: King Lear. French

Title: Le roi Lear

Note: Reading ease score: 82.7 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Paul Murray, Rénald Lévesque and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net (This
file was produced from images generously made available
by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica))

Summary: "Le roi Lear" by William Shakespeare is a tragedy written in the early 17th century. The play revolves around King Lear, an aging monarch who decides to divide his kingdom among his three daughters based on their professions of love for him. This decision leads to tragic consequences as Lear's inability to discern true affection from flattery results in madness and ruin. At the start of the play, King Lear announces his plan to retire and divide his realm among his daughters: Gonerille, Regane, and Cordélia. He asks each daughter to declare how much she loves him, hoping to favor the one who loves him the most. Gonerille and Regane flatter him with extravagant declarations, while Cordélia, who truly loves him, offers a sincere but modest response, proclaiming that she loves him as a daughter should. Offended by her honesty, Lear banishes Cordélia and divides the kingdom between her deceitful sisters. As Lear's delusion and folly unfold, the stage is set for a tragic unraveling of familial relationships and personal identity, foreshadowing the chaos to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

Translator: Guizot, François, 1787-1874

EBook No.: 18312

Published: May 4, 2006

Downloads: 98

Language: French

Subject: Tragedies

Subject: Fathers and daughters -- Drama

Subject: Inheritance and succession -- Drama

Subject: Lear, King (Legendary character) -- Drama

Subject: Britons -- Drama

Subject: Kings and rulers -- Drama

Subject: Aging parents -- Drama

LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Uniform Title: King Lear. French

Title: Le roi Lear

Note: Reading ease score: 82.7 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Paul Murray, Rénald Lévesque and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net (This
file was produced from images generously made available
by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica))

Summary: "Le roi Lear" by William Shakespeare is a tragedy written in the early 17th century. The play revolves around King Lear, an aging monarch who decides to divide his kingdom among his three daughters based on their professions of love for him. This decision leads to tragic consequences as Lear's inability to discern true affection from flattery results in madness and ruin. At the start of the play, King Lear announces his plan to retire and divide his realm among his daughters: Gonerille, Regane, and Cordélia. He asks each daughter to declare how much she loves him, hoping to favor the one who loves him the most. Gonerille and Regane flatter him with extravagant declarations, while Cordélia, who truly loves him, offers a sincere but modest response, proclaiming that she loves him as a daughter should. Offended by her honesty, Lear banishes Cordélia and divides the kingdom between her deceitful sisters. As Lear's delusion and folly unfold, the stage is set for a tragic unraveling of familial relationships and personal identity, foreshadowing the chaos to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

Translator: Guizot, François, 1787-1874

EBook No.: 18312

Published: May 4, 2006

Downloads: 98

Language: French

Subject: Tragedies

Subject: Fathers and daughters -- Drama

Subject: Inheritance and succession -- Drama

Subject: Lear, King (Legendary character) -- Drama

Subject: Britons -- Drama

Subject: Kings and rulers -- Drama

Subject: Aging parents -- Drama

LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.