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One ranking puts it at #5 of Shakespeare's greatest plays.
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and its tale includes women ungrateful to their generous father
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At 250 words per minute, it can be read in less than 6 hours.
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Its performance length is about 3 hours, reflecting its word length of 26,145.
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finest artistic achievement. Everything in this play is perfectly woven together, such that nothing can be removed without detracting significantly from it.
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In its poignant depiction of the tragic downfall caused by human nature, ''King Lear'' is considered by some to be Shakespeare's finest artistic achievement.
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Adaptations of King Lear to give it a happy ending, and thereby make it more popular, include ''The History of King Lear'' (1681) by the English poet Nahum Tate.
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It has been suggested that an anonymous folk play known as "King Leir" was the inspiration and source of this play by Shakespeare, although others have suggested that Shakespeare himself wrote King Leir, too.
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starting page, couldn't believe CP didn't have a page on this maserpiece yet!
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