King Lear

[ leer ]

noun

1. a tragedy (1606) by Shakespeare.

King Lear

1. A tragedy by William Shakespeare about an old king who unwisely hands his kingdom over to two of his daughters. The daughters, who had flattered Lear while he was in power, turn on him; their actions reduce him to poverty and eventually to madness. His youngest daughter, Cordelia , whom he had at first spurned, remains faithful to him.

Example Sentences

After that, I’m going to do King Lear.

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Rivulets of paint dribbling from the edges of a trumpeting, undulating, otherwise indescribable robotic form are said to represent the tears of grief-stricken King Lear, wildly attempting to humanize the cold if nearly inexplicable scientific reality of Man Ray’s source.

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In his address to the Swedish Academy, McNeal argues for a more complex understanding of artistic originality by citing the example of “King Lear.”

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He asks the program to upload his collected works along with other material, including “King Lear,” “Oedipus Rex,” a smattering of Ibsen, psychiatric papers and the journals of his late wife.

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Jones was known for his rich, thunderous voice and commanding, almost forceful presence, and his decorated career spanned decades and a multitude of roles — from King Lear to Darth Vader.

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