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Author of King Lear
Author of King Lear
William Shakespeare
Years King Lear was written
Years King Lear was written
1603-1606
Genre of King Lear
Genre of King Lear
Tragedy
King Lear's basic plot setup
King Lear's basic plot setup
Ageing king divides kingdom among three daughters
Who betrays Lear
Who betrays Lear
Two older, greedy daughters
Innocent character who dies in King Lear
Innocent character who dies in King Lear
Cordelia
Change in 18th-century King Lear adaptation
Change in 18th-century King Lear adaptation
Happy ending instead of bleak ending
Decade King Lear's perception changed
Decade King Lear's perception changed
1960s
Shocking scene in King Lear
Shocking scene in King Lear
On-stage blinding of Gloucester
Critic who compared King Lear to Beckett
Critic who compared King Lear to Beckett
Jan Kott
What type of plays Beckett wrote
What type of plays Beckett wrote
Existentialist plays
Historical events that changed King Lear's reception
Historical events that changed King Lear's reception
Holocaust and two World Wars
Themes King Lear depicts powerfully
Themes King Lear depicts powerfully
Human nature and societal flaws
Why King Lear seemed realistic post-1960s
Why King Lear seemed realistic post-1960s
Portrayed human suffering & existential dread realistically