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King Lear

A modern-spelling reading text. The 1623 pages are linked beside the text. Stage directions are omitted.

Start at Act 1, Scene 1

Act 1

Act 1, Scene 184 Act 1, Scene 251 Act 1, Scene 37 Act 1, Scene 4117 Act 1, Scene 530

Act 2

Act 2, Scene 146 Act 2, Scene 265 Act 2, Scene 31 Act 2, Scene 4100

Act 3

Act 3, Scene 111 Act 3, Scene 214 Act 3, Scene 34 Act 3, Scene 460 Act 3, Scene 59 Act 3, Scene 636 Act 3, Scene 756

Act 4

Act 4, Scene 131 Act 4, Scene 229 Act 4, Scene 321 Act 4, Scene 46 Act 4, Scene 519 Act 4, Scene 695 Act 4, Scene 742

Act 5

Act 5, Scene 131 Act 5, Scene 26 Act 5, Scene 3125

Open King Lear in the 1623 First Folio. See its words in the cloud.

Compare a quarto passage.

Modern spelling for reading. The edition is public domain in the United States. Edition source.