Shakespeare's King Lear (Cliffs Notes)

By CliffsNotes, William Shakespeare, James K. Lowers

In this tragic play, Lear, a ruler in pre-Christian Britain, is described as a "very foolish old man, fourscore and upward." Grossly misjudging his daughters, he endures a harrowing experience and emerges as a man "more sinned against than sinning." This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822000415
• ISBN13: 9780822000419
• Release Date: January 1968
• Publisher: Cliffs Notes
• Length: 92 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.2" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

A rich, textual analysis of Shakespeare's tragic play

The main strength of James K. Lowers' Cliffs Notes for Shakespeare's "King Lear" are the commentaries on the play's specific scenes. If you pick up this little yellow volume with the black stripes looking for essays on specific characters or themes you are going to be very disappointed. All of that is present, but it is scattered throughout Lowers' analysis of the play. The first sections of this volume cover Shakespeare's...