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King Lear by William Shakespeare
3.0
funny lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Kind of didn’t know what was going on most of the time but weirdly still enjoyed it.
Understood the start: a classical prideful man feels embarrassed by his daughter and so punished her.
Middle part got a bit lost on me but the King going mad shone throughout quite clearly.
The end was again more understood like the beginning, compared to the middle part.
Would definitely like to read it through again, maybe with a modern translation, to better understand the whole thing.
Listened to it with a full cast audiobook which I think definitely helps