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Modern Shakespeare Retelling

2025

It was a dark and stormy night in England. Bombs and gunfire could be heard all throughout Europe. King Lear sat at the foot of his bed. He could hear screams as bombs exploded outside of his castle.He was thinking of splitting up his his land with his daughters because he was losing the war.He wanted to keep his title of king but let his daughters do most of the work.

The next day, King Lear sends a messenger to get his daughters."I want to see my daughters at once!"Exclaimed King Lear "Yes sir"Replied the messenger Later that night, King Lear lay on his bed thinking how he was going to split the kingdom.If he gave them equal parts then no one would have more then the other.If he gave the 2 oldest daughters the most land then the youngest will be jealous.If he gives 2/3 of the land to the oldest, the middle and youngest will be jealous.If he give all of the land to the youngest then the 2 older daughters will jealous of that they have no land. When the messenger arrives with his daughters, King Lear tells his daughters that he is splitting up his kingdom with them."which of you three love me the most"