FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
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puts Cordelia in prison.
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take out Gloucester’s eyes.
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helps Cordelia escape from prison.
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dies in prison.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Upon discovering that his beloved daughter has died, Lear dies of grief. Generations of readers have found the ending of King Lear unbearably sad. For more than a century it was considered too tragic to perform.
Detailed explanation-2: -Tragically, the messenger arrives too late and Lear enters carrying Cordelia’s dead body. As he mourns the death of his daughter, Lear also learns that Gloucester has died and that the Fool has been hanged. The agony of loss upon loss breaks Lear’s heart and he too dies.
Detailed explanation-3: -Instead he says he would be pleased to go to prison with Cordelia. He imagines imprisonment as a time of happiness away from the superficial cares of the court. He embraces Cordelia protectively. She is his only concern, as he is hers.
Detailed explanation-4: -A messenger announces the deaths of Regan (who has been poisoned by Goneril) and Goneril (who has committed suicide). Kent, no longer in disguise, arrives in search of Lear. Edmund confesses that he has ordered the deaths of Lear and of Cordelia.