FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
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two daughters
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three daughters
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four daughters
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two sons
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Detailed explanation-1: -At the beginning of the play, King Lear has decided to retire and to divide his kingdom between his three daughters: Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia .
Detailed explanation-2: -Shakespeare’s great tragedy, King Lear, is the story of Lear’s fall from power after dividing his kingdom and subsequently being betrayed by his three daughters, Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia.
Detailed explanation-3: -Cordelia is Lear’s youngest daughter. He disowns her and she marries the King of France. Goneril is Lear’s eldest daughter. She is married to the Duke of Albany.
Detailed explanation-4: -The aging King Lear of Britain, lacking a male heir, has decided to divide his kingdom among his three daughters, Goneril (married to the duke of Albany), Regan (married to the duke of Cornwall) and Cordelia (whose hand in marriage is sought by the King of France and the duke of Burgundy).