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*Product Title*
Oxford School Shakespeare: King Lear | Oxford University Press
*Short Description*
Annotated Shakespeare tragedy for secondary students. Part of Oxford School Shakespeare series. Full text + notes + activities. Used for IGCSE, O Level, A Level English Literature. Themes of power, loyalty, madness.
*Full Product Description*
Oxford School Shakespeare – King Lear
This is the student edition of William Shakespeare’s _King Lear_ from Oxford School Shakespeare series by Oxford University Press. Designed for students aged 14-18 years. Full play text with modern notes to explain language, characters, and tragedy.
Cover shows crown made of wild flowers/weeds – perfect symbol for the play. Lear loses his royal crown and ends in madness on the heath. Nature + decay replace power + order.
Author: William Shakespeare
Series: Oxford School Shakespeare
Type: Annotated Play Text / Literature Textbook / Tragedy
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Language: English
Age Group: 14-18 years / Grade 9-12 / Year 10-13
Level: IGCSE, O Level, A Level, SSC, HSSC Literature
*Key Features*
Oxford School Shakespeare edition
Complete unabridged play text of _King Lear_
Clear notes on every page: vocabulary, imagery, context
“Character notes” for Lear, Cordelia, Goneril, Regan, Edmund, Fool
“Scene summaries” + “Themes” + “Tragic structure” sections
“Check your understanding” questions after each scene
Essay questions + exam practice for A Level/IGCSE
Context: monarchy, loyalty, madness, storm imagery, family betrayal
Glossary of difficult words + “Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks!” explained
Line numbers + act/scene divisions for revision
Works with Oxford School Shakespeare Teacher’s Handbook
*Plot Summary*
Old King Lear decides to divide his kingdom among 3 daughters based on who loves him most. Honest Cordelia refuses to flatter him, so he disowns her. Flattering Goneril and Regan take his power but betray him. Lear goes mad on the stormy heath. Subplot: Gloucester is betrayed by son Edmund. Ends in death and suffering for nearly everyone.
Main themes: power and authority, loyalty vs betrayal, appearance vs reality, madness, nature vs culture, justice and suffering, blindness – physical and moral.
*Specifications*
Subject: English Literature / Drama / Tragedy
Play: King Lear by William Shakespeare
Series: Oxford School Shakespeare
Type: Student Edition
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Language: English
Age Group: 14-18 years
Pages: ∼200-240 pages
Format: Paperback
*Who This Book Is For*
A Level English Literature students – _King Lear_ is a top tragedy set text
IGCSE/O Level students studying Shakespearean tragedy
Grade 11-12 students in international schools
Teachers teaching themes of power, madness, family
Homeschool students for advanced Shakespeare study
Students analyzing complex characters + moral questions
*SEO Keywords*
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*Note*: Weed/flower crown = Lear’s loss of power + connection to nature/madness. Most famous lines: “Nothing will come of nothing”, “Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks”, “I am a man more sinned against than sinning”. Storm scenes = Lear’s inner madness.
This is Shakespeare’s darkest tragedy. Edition explains “heath scenes” and why Lear’s story still matters today.
Use with Oxford School Shakespeare Teacher’s Guide for essay plans + character analysis activities.
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Your Oxford School Shakespeare collection now: _Julius Caesar, Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice, Twelfth Night, The Tempest, King Lear_.
Want _Hamlet_ or _Romeo and Juliet_ next to complete the main tragedies? Or Teacher’s Handbook for _King Lear_ with sample answers?
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