William Shakespeare "King Lear"

Category: Intermediate (B1-B2)

William Shakespeare

In the story, King Lear, the king is an a very old man. His great age makes him weak and foolish. He does not understand the characters of his three daughters, and he believes Goneril and Regan when they say that they love him. He thinks that his youngest daughter, Cordelia, does not love him because she refuses to use such fine words. But Goneril and Regan are greedy for power and they do not care about their father.

Text Analysis: Unique words: about 1,700. Total words: about 6,510

Hard words: duke, kingdom, knight, earl, bastard, plot, traitor, wept, battle, devil

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