Non Fiction Genres

In what is widely considered Shakespeareâ€s starkest tragedy, the ageing Lear leaves his kingdom to his two flattering elder daughters, dismissing the truth-telling Cordelia. In the violent quarrels that ensue, he loses his followers, his status, his sanity and eventually his life.

William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet, and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" (or simply "the Bard"). His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some 39 plays, 154 sonnets, three long narrative poems, and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Shakespeare remains arguably the most influential writer in the English language, and his works continue to be studied and reinterpreted.