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  1. The Shakescleare version of King Lear includes the original text alongside a complete modern English translation, which can help you unlock the meaning of its most important quotes, such as “Nothing can come of nothing” and “How sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is / To have a thankless child.”

    • Act 1, Scene 1

      Actually understand King Lear Act 1, Scene 1. Read every...

  2. Actually understand King Lear Act 1, Scene 1. Read every line of Shakespeare’s original text alongside a modern English translation.

  3. Actually understand King Lear Act 1, Scene 4. Read every line of Shakespeare’s original text alongside a modern English translation.

  4. Apr 21, 2016 · King Lear dramatizes the story of an aged king of ancient Britain, whose plan to divide his kingdom among his three daughters ends tragically. When he tests each by asking how much she loves him, the older daughters, Goneril and Regan, flatter him. The youngest, Cordelia, does not, and Lear disowns and banishes her.

  5. King Lear in Modern English: Act 1, Scene 1: The courtiers were gathered in the great hall of the royal palace. The Duke of Gloucester had welcomed the King of France and the Duke of Burgundy...

  6. Read expert analysis on King Lear including allusion, character analysis, facts, foreshadowing, and historical context at Owl Eyes.

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  8. Earl of Gloucester. He hath been out nine years, and away he shall again. [Sound a sennet.]30 The King is coming. Enter one bearing a coronet; then Lear; then the Dukes of Albany and Cornwall; next, Goneril, Regan, Cordelia, with Followers. Lear. Attend the lords of France and Burgundy, Gloucester. Earl of Gloucester.