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1. King Lear: Introduction
2. William Shakespeare Biography
3. Reading Shakespeare
4. List of Characters
5. Historical Background
6. Summary
7. Summary and Analysis
8. Quizzes
9. Themes
10. Character Analysis
11. Principal Topics
12. Essays
13. Criticism
14. Selected Quotes
15. Suggested Essay Topics
16. Sample Essay Outlines
17. Modern Connections
18. Pictures
    1. Lear and Cordelia in Russian-language film adaptation (1970)
    2. The Doctor, Cordelia, Lear, and Kent (Act IV, scene viii)
    3. Lear, Kent, the Fool, Edgar, and Gloucester
    4. King Lear as played by Edwin Forrest (1816)
    5. Lear and the Fool in National Theatre production (1990)
    6. The Fool
    7. Lear, his daughters, Edmund, Albany, Edgar, Kent, and soldiers (Act V, scene iii)
    8. Illustration: King Lear, Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia
    9. Illustration: Cordelia, The King of France, Regan, and Goneril
    10. Illustration: Earl of Gloucester
    11. Illustration: King Lear and The Fool
    12. Illustration: King Lear, The Fool, and Kent
    13. Illustration: Kent
    14. Illustration: King Lear and Regan
    15. Illustration: King Lear, Kent and The Fool
    16. Illustration: Gloucester and Regan
    17. Illustration: Gloucester and Regan
    18. Illustration: Cordelia and the Doctor
    19. Illustration: Edgar and Gloucester
    20. Illustration: Lear and Gloucester
    21. Illustration: Edgar and Edmund
    22. Illustration: Lear and Cordelia
    23. Illustration: Edgar and Gloucester
    24. Illustration: Edmond, Lear, and Cordelia
    25. Illustration: Lear and Cordelia
    26. Illustration: Albany, Kent, and Edgar
19. FAQs
20. Bibliography and Further Reading
21. Copyright

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