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Definition of King Lear

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

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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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