King Lear is generally regarded as one of William Shakespeare's greatest tragedies. It is based on Lear, a legendary king of pre-Roman Britain. The part of King Lear has been played by many great actors, but is generally considered a role to be taken on only by those who have reached an advanced age.
The play begins with King Lear taking the decision to abdicate the throne and divide his kingdom equally between his three daughters: Goneril, Regan and Cordelia. The eldest two are married, but Cordelia is much sought after as a bride, partly because she is her father's favourite. However, when Lear attempts to auction off his kingdom to the most admiring bidder, the plan backfires. Cordelia refuses to outdo the flattery of her elder sisters, and Lear, in a fit of pique, divides her share of the kingdom between Goneril and Regan, and Cordelia is banished -- although the King of France insists in wedding her, even after she is disinherited.
Almost as soon as Lear gives up the throne, he finds that Goneril and Regan are no longer willing to defer to him, and arguments ensue. The Earl of Kent, who has spoken up for Cordelia and been banished for his pains, returns, disguising himself as a servant in order to protect the king, to whom he remains loyal. Meanwhile, Goneril and Regan fall out with one another over their attraction to Edmund -- and are forced to deal with an army from France, led by Cordelia, sent to restore Lear to his throne.
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