This classic Shakespearean tragedy starts out with King Lear planning to divide his kingdom between his three daughters based on how much they tell him they love him. However, when his youngest daughter, Cordelia, refuses to suck up to him in the same way as his other two daughters just did, he cuts her out of this arrangement.
This proves to be a major blunder, as Lear's other two daughters and their husbands turn out to be spoiled and violent, and they set about plotting against him. Lear ends up wandering around the countryside, losing his mind and crying out against what has happened. He ultimately realizes that Cordelia is the one who's truly loyal, but, this being a tragedy, it turns out that his realization has come too late.
How do you feel by the time this tragedy reaches its conclusion? Do you just feel bummed out, or does the narrative have any other effects?
Do you see King Lear as a character you can relate to? If so, what qualities make him relatable?