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King lear by william shakespeare 1994 starring sir john gielgud and kenneth branagh. The wordsworth classics shakespeare series presents a newlyedited sequence of william shakespeare s works. King lear by william shakespeare audiobook act 3 duration. King lear is a tragedy by william shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1603 and 1606. Librivox recording of king lear by william shakespeare, in the public domain. William shakespeare 15641616, english poet and dramatist of the elizabethan and early jacobean period, is the most widely known author in all of english literature and often considered. King lear is widely held as the greatest of shakespeares tragedies. He is joined by alec mccowen as gloucester, kenneth branagh as the. The tragedy of king lear is a tragedy by william shakespeare. King lear abdicates the british throne, to divide his kingdom among his three daughters in proportion to their professed love of him. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer. King lear by william shakespeare free at loyal books.
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Librivox recording of king lear by william shakespeare. A full supporting cast performs the complete, unabridged new cambridge shakespeare. This remarkable edition features a newly edited text of. William shakespeare is the british poet and playwright widely considered to be the greatest ever to write in the english language. Listen to king lear audio book by william shakespeare. The title character descends into madness after foolishly disposing of his estate. On 27 march 2018, tessa gratton published a high fantasy adaptation of king lear titled the queens of innis lear with tor books. The tragedy of king lear receives an outstanding performance in an allstar cast led by britains senior classical actor, paul scofield. The title character descends into madness after foolishly disposing of his estate between two of his three daughters based on their flattery, bringing tragic consequences for all. The shakespeare recording society recorded a fulllength unabridged audio productions on. Its a great pleasure to hear paul scofield as king lear in a recording published to coincide with the actors 80th birthday. Listen to king lear audiobook by william shakespeare, narrated by trevor peacock, clive merrison, full cast. Lears act three prayer poor naked wretches and his later scenes of reunion and reconciliation with cordelia.
Lears descent into madness and the final tragic aspects of the play make it an unforgettable read. King lear abdicates the british throne, to divide his kingdom. It is a heartbreaking performance in a play almost. King lear is widely held as the greatest of shakespeare s tragedies. Written by william shakespeare, narrated by paul scofield, alec mccowen, kenneth branagh. The play turns on the practical ramifications of the words of christ that we should render unto caesar. Download or stream king lear by william shakespeare. The famous tenderness of his voice is well suited for the intimate medium of recorded drama.
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