King Lear

King Lear is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. There are two versions, but modern editors usually conflate these to produce a single play. Both versions are based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear relinquishes his power and land to two of his daughters. He becomes destitute and insane and a proscribed crux of political machinations. The first known performance of any version of Shakespeare's play was on St. Stephen's Day in 1606.

《李尔王》（King Lear）是威廉·莎士比亚著名的悲剧之一。由于两位女儿阿谀奉承，李尔王将自己的产业分给了她们，造成了悲惨的后果。戏剧于1605年写成，故事讲述了一位传说中罗马人时代之前，不列颠国王李尔的故事。萧伯纳曾写道说：“没有人可以写出比‘李尔’更加悲惨的戏剧了。