With a foreword by Manjeet Mann, author of Run, Rebel and Roar. They told me I was everything: 'tis a lie Rediscover Shakespeare s tale of power and treachery. The price for power is paid in blood. The ageing King Lear must divide his kingdom between his daughters; but who to choose? Goneril and Regan, who love him loudly and flatter his ego, or the self-contained Cordelia, who waits for fate to bring what it will. It is a decision that will unleash a storm upon the kingdom. A decision twisted by love, by smiles, by quiet treachery. A decision that could undo them all. King Lear is Shakespeare s iconic tale of ego and betrayal. Discover STAGED, a limited collection of Shakespeare s unabridged plays that celebrates the genius of the Bard and the tropes that continue to delight YA readers to this day. Explore the rest of the STAGED collection:As You Like It With a foreword by Talia HibbertHamlet With a foreword by Faridah b k - y m d Macbeth With a foreword by Kat DelacorteA Midsummer Night s Dream With a foreword by Becky AlbertalliMuch Ado About Nothing With a foreword by Holly BourneRomeo and Juliet With a foreword by Jennifer NivenJulius Caesar With a foreword by Simon James GreenKing Lear With a foreword by Manjeet MannThe Merchant of Venice With a foreword by Lev RosenOthello With a foreword by Malorie BlackmanThe Tempest With a foreword by Katherine WebberTwelfth Night With a foreword by Bea Fitzgerald
About the Author
William Shakespeare was born to John Shakespeare and Mary Arden in late April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. He wrote about 38 plays (the precise number is uncertain), many of which are regarded as the most exceptional works of drama ever produced, including Romeo and Juliet (1595), Henry V (1599), Hamlet (1601), Othello (1604), King Lear (1606) and Macbeth (1606), as well as a collection of 154 sonnets, which number among the most profound and influential love poetry in English. Shakespeare died in Stratford in 1616.