KING LEAR
Lear, the aging king of Britain, decides to step down from the throne and divide his kingdom evenly
among his three daughters. First, however, he puts his daughters through a test, asking each to tell
him how much she loves him. Goneril and Regan, Lear’s older daughters, give their father flattering
answers. But Cordelia, Lear’s youngest and favorite daughter, remains silent, saying that she has no
words to describe how much she loves her father. Lear flies into a rage and disowns Cordelia. The
king of France, who has courted Cordelia, says that he still wants to marry her even without her land,
and she accompanies him to France without her father’s blessing. Lear quickly learns that he made
a bad decision. Goneril and Regan swiftly begin to undermine the little authority that Lear still holds.
Unable to believe that his beloved daughters are betraying him, Lear slowly goes insane. He flees
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