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The Tragedy of King Lear, often shortened to King Lear, is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare in late 1605 or early 1606. Set in pre-Roman Britain, the play depicts the consequences of King Lear's love-test, in which he divides his power and land according to the praise of his daughters.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Lear | Based on | King Leir | 1.00 | infobox |
| King Lear | Based on | Holinshed's Chronicles | 1.00 | infobox |
| King Lear | Based on | The Mirror for Magistrates | 1.00 | infobox |
| King Lear | Based on | The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia | 1.00 | infobox |
| King Lear | Based on | See: Sources of King Lear | 1.00 | infobox |
| King Lear | Characters | King Lear | 1.00 | infobox |
| King Lear | Characters | Cordelia | 1.00 | infobox |
| King Lear | Characters | Goneril | 1.00 | infobox |
| King Lear | Characters | Regan | 1.00 | infobox |
| King Lear | Characters | The Fool | 1.00 | infobox |
| King Lear | Characters | Edmund | 1.00 | infobox |
| King Lear | Date | c. 1606 | 1.00 | infobox |
| King Lear | Genre | Shakespearean tragedy | 1.00 | infobox |
| King Lear | Original language | Early Modern English | 1.00 | infobox |
| King Lear | Setting | Dover, other parts of Britain | 1.00 | infobox |
| King Lear | Written by | William Shakespeare | 1.00 | infobox |
| King Lear | is a | admirable Tragedy ... as Shakespeare wrote it | 0.90 | text |
| King Lear | is a | heartbreaking tour de force | 0.90 | text |
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