King Lear decides that he is going divide his kingdom into three sections and give a section to each of his daughters. In order to decide how much land and power each daughter will get, Lear has all three make pledges of their love to him. The older two greedy daughters do so, lying to please Lear, but his favorite, so he cut her off and gave everything to his other scheming daughter and their husbands.
But after the girls get the land and the power, they no longer have any use for their father. Lear must then face the terrible mistake that he made in casting aside the only daughter who truly loved him. | ||
Plot & Themes Tone of book? - depressed Time/era of story - 1600-1899 - Life of a profession: Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Job/Profession/Status story Yes Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 40's-50's Main Adversary Identity: - none Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 2 () Europe Yes European country: - England/UK Writing Style Weird Victorian/Shakespearean English? Yes Amount of dialog - mostly dialog |