GREED, BETRAYAL, MADNESSKing Lear, first performed around 1805, and thought to have been written between Othello and Macbeth, is one of Shakespeares greatest tragedies. It is a story of madness and flattery and the struggle for power but above all it is about human suffering, as we watch a monarch who is betrayed by his daughters and robbed of his kingdom descend into madness. It is one of the most relentlessly bleak of Shakespeares tragedies. The story challenges us with the magnitude, the intensity, and the sheer duration of the pain that it represents.Lears themes of ingratitude, injustice, and the meaninglessness of life are explored with unsurpassed power and depth. Greed, treachery, and cruelty are everywhere and the final act of the play is both brutal and heartbreaking. As we see old age portrayed in all its vulnerability, along with pride, and, perhaps, wisdomit is only one reason that this most devastating of Shakespeares tragedies is also perhaps his most moving.The play has been widely adapted for the stage and motion pictures, with the title role coveted by many of the worlds most accomplished actors.

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