bulldog1
How did Shakespeare adapt this already-familiar story to his own uses?
King Lear
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bulldog1
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Shakespeare's tragic ending is a major change from the tradition of this story. In the original tradition, King Lear is restored to his throne.
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inzmtns
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The original tradition Cordelia takes the throne after Lear's death from old age, only to be deposed by her nephews and driven to suicide.