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Shakespeare · Secondary / sixth form

King Lear

William Shakespeare

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An ageing king divides his kingdom after a public test of love. Follow the distance between flattering speech and dependable care, then consider how exposure, suffering and changing loyalties disturb Lear’s confidence in rank.

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