A tragedy by William Shakespeare for Leaving Certificate English.  Part of the Folens Shakespeare Series, this King Lear includes the text of the play and analysis for studying the play.

This King Lear is accompanied by in-depth notes to help students explore the play and form their own opinions in it.

This edition includes:

• A general introduction to Shakespeare and the play
• Complete text of the play
• Each scene is followed by: a summary; an analysis; an in-depth character study
• Notes to help the student understand difficult words, references and imagery
• A wide range of colour photographs of the most dramatic scenes in the play.
• Explanation of the dramatic significance of each scene.
• Analysis of character development throughout the play.
• It also includes questions on scenes and general questions.

PUBLISHER: Folens

ISBN: 9781841314266

School Level: Secondary

Class: Leaving Certificate

Subject: English

Publication Date: 2002

Author(s): William Shakespeare/Notes: Patrick Brennan