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A review by estranger0
King Lear by William Shakespeare
4.0
King Lear is a universal play depicting the fragility of power, family, trust, and the law of actions over words. This was my introduction to Shakespeare, who needs no introduction, and I was honestly very skeptical at first on whether or not I should read this play, for one: his English is very challenging, and two: middle schoolers and high schoolers alike collectively dislike this man, and I thought maybe that would rub off on me as well. But hey, I gave it a shot, and I got a lot more out of it than I thought.
The tragedy of King Lear is full of many admirable as well as hateful characters, all with their own intricate characteristics and desires, all universal as well as the story. Shakespeare's English is honestly not that hard to read if you understand the basic grasp of words such as "thou", "thee", "they", etc. Not to mention how the play makes you sympathize with Lear as it goes on, understanding his fragility and weakness being the effect of his pride and ego, something we all fall into at least a couple times in our lives.
Very meaningful and profound over 400 years later, the first play I've read of many to come.
The tragedy of King Lear is full of many admirable as well as hateful characters, all with their own intricate characteristics and desires, all universal as well as the story. Shakespeare's English is honestly not that hard to read if you understand the basic grasp of words such as "thou", "thee", "they", etc. Not to mention how the play makes you sympathize with Lear as it goes on, understanding his fragility and weakness being the effect of his pride and ego, something we all fall into at least a couple times in our lives.
Very meaningful and profound over 400 years later, the first play I've read of many to come.