ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -King Lear, tragedy in five acts by William Shakespeare, written in 1605–06 and published in a quarto edition in 1608, evidently based on Shakespeare’s unrevised working papers.

Detailed explanation-2: -King Lear is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his power and land between two of his daughters. He becomes destitute and insane and a proscribed crux of political machinations.

Detailed explanation-3: -The full title of Shakespeare’s play The Tragedy of King Lear firmly establishes the play in the tragic genre, though as is often with Shakespeare, the play asks more questions than it answers. Central to the narrative is the eponymous king of eighth century England and father of three daughters.

Detailed explanation-4: -Tragedy. Like Shakespeare’s other famous tragedies, King Lear features a noble-born protagonist who makes a fatal mistake that leads to widespread suffering and, eventually, the death of himself and several others.