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The renowned story of mistaken love, familial deceit, and murder. Lear, the aging King of Britain, has chosen to lay aside the care of the kingship and divide his kingdom between his three daughters, Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia. Goneril and Regan speak before the court with expressions of love, while Cordelia says she can find nothing to say. For this lack of display, she is disinherited. It later becomes evident that her love is shown in her actions, not mere words. Betrayed by his elder daughters, Lear falls into madness. Cordelia is hanged, and Lear dies of grief.