Definition of King lear

1. Noun. The hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who was betrayed and mistreated by two of his scheming daughters.

Exact synonyms: Lear
Generic synonyms: Character, Fictional Character, Fictitious Character

Lexicographical Neighbors of King Lear

King Charles' head
King Charles' heads
King Charles's head
King Charles's heads
King Charles Land
King Charles spaniel
King Charles spaniels
King Cotton
King Harold I
King Harold II
King Hussein
King James Bible
King James Version
King John
King Kong
King Lear
King Oedipus
King Oliver
King William pine
King of England
King of France
King of Glory
King of Great Britain
King of Kings
King of Patriarchs
King unit
Kinga
Kingdom County
Kingdom Hall

Literary usage of King lear

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Bibliographer's Manual of English Literature: Containing an Account of by William Thomas Lowndes, Henry George Bohn (1865)
"History of King- Lear. Revived with alterations by Nah um Täte, ... king lear by Shakespeare. As performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, regulated from ..."

2. Library of the World's Best Literature: Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1898)
"Shakespeare's great drama, 'king lear,' was written between 1603 and 1606. The bare historical outline of the story of the King he got probably from ..."

3. The Bibliographer's Manual of English Literature: Containing an Account of by William Thomas Lowndes, Henry George Bohn (1890)
"History of king lear. Revived with alterations by Nahum Täte, ... king lear ; a Tragedy, written by William Shakespeare, collated with the old anil modern ..."

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