'''''King Lear''''' is a [[tragedy]] written in five acts written by [[William Shakespeare]] sometime between 1603 and 1606, considered one of his greatest works. It deals with the ancient [[Celts|Celtic]] myth of King Leir, who divided his kingdom between two of his three daughters, with disastrous results. 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. | '''''King Lear''''' is a [[tragedy]] written in five acts written by [[William Shakespeare]] sometime between 1603 and 1606, considered one of his greatest works. It deals with the ancient [[Celts|Celtic]] myth of King Leir, who divided his kingdom between two of his three daughters, with disastrous results. 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. |