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King Lear

King Lear

William Shakespeare - Author

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ISBN 9781101142271 | 352 pages | 01 Jun 1998 | Signet Classic | 8.26 x 5.23in | 18 - AND UP
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[Lear] is the most awesome of all the poet's originals. No one else in Shakespeare is so legitimate a representation of supreme authority.


@HiLEARious What, my ungrateful girls are kicking me out? I’ll be cold and homeless. This sucketh. Very unexpected. Am I right?

Seriously. They SAID THEY LOVED ME. I really do not get it. Who lies just because they know it will win them land and power??

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