In this tragic play, Lear, a ruler in pre-Christian Britain, is described as a "very foolish old man, fourscore and upward." Grossly misjudging his daughters, he endures a harrowing experience and emerges as a man "more sinned against than sinning."

 

This book is part of a book series called Cliffs Notes .

This book is aimed at the following children: secondary school , university .

There are 128 pages in this book. This is a reference book. This book was published 2013 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company .