that William Shakespeare had ever produced, though the first three that I mentioned seem

to be recognized as more superior to King Lear. The opinion of many critics and others

who are familiar with the bard's work, myself included, feel that King Lear is one of, if not,

the greatest achievement in William Shakespeare's repertoire. Many people, however, on

the other side of the token, feel that King Lear is not his best play by far which puzzles me

as a reader. To envision such a plot and story line filled with war, love, death, deceit, and

madness was written in the early part of the 17th century is virtually unimaginable and

more likely to happen in the "anything goes" spectrum of today's literature and television.

best works that William Shakespeare had ever produced.

imagination but it stimulates his time of reflection and moral perception.

when I read the similarities of the plays and comprehend how close together they were

the separatism in both plays. Was Shakespeare writing both plays at the same time with

I do wonder if the fact that both plays were written virtually one on top of the other that

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