Project Gutenberg 2005-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 68 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William Wieland, Christoph Martin 1733 1813 Wieland, C. M. (Christoph Martin) Wieland, Cristoph Martin Wieland, Christophorus Martinus Wieland, Christian M. (Christian Martin) Viland, Kristof Martin Viland, K. M. (Kristof Martin) King Lear. German Das Leben und der Tod des Königs Lear Reading ease score: 82.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Delphine Lettau "Das Leben und der Tod des Königs Lear" by William Shakespeare is a tragic play written during the early modern period. The story revolves around King Lear, who decides to divide his kingdom among his three daughters based on their professions of love for him, leading to emotional and political turmoil that ultimately results in tragedy. At the start of the play, we are introduced to King Lear as he prepares to retire and divide his realm. He summons his daughters, Gonerill, Regan, and Cordelia, expecting grand declarations of love. Gonerill and Regan flatter him extravagantly, while Cordelia, sincere in her feelings but refusing to exaggerate, is disinherited by Lear for her honesty. This first act sets up the conflict that will unravel, exposing themes of loyalty, betrayal, and the dark consequences of pride and folly. The audience witnesses the initial seeds of discord among Lear's family, particularly as Lear's misguided choices lead to devastating effects for himself and those around him. (This is an automatically generated summary.) de Tragedies Fathers and daughters -- Drama Inheritance and succession -- Drama Lear, King (Legendary character) -- Drama Britons -- Drama Kings and rulers -- Drama Aging parents -- Drama PR Text Best Books Ever Listings DE Drama Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry Browsing: Fiction 264027 263966 2024-10-03T12:42:44.743586 2023-10-04T03:37:13.427932 text/html text/html 264020 263959 2024-10-03T12:42:45.033618 2023-10-04T03:37:13.623945 text/html text/html 178014 2024-10-03T12:42:53.496565 application/epub+zip 180860 2024-10-03T12:42:48.556585 application/epub+zip 156870 2024-10-03T12:42:47.252578 application/epub+zip 363205 2024-10-03T12:42:56.608605 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 342565 2024-10-03T12:42:52.686539 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 312857 2022-09-04T05:12:08.803887 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 217645 217635 2024-10-03T12:42:44.143616 2023-10-04T03:37:13.020988 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 210188 2020-12-30T09:43:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 83336 2020-12-30T09:43:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 22357 2024-10-03T12:42:56.775522 application/rdf+xml 17126 2024-10-03T12:42:47.823573 image/jpeg 3914 2024-10-03T12:42:47.540658 image/jpeg 177950 2024-10-03T12:42:45.056625 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog de.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia