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Love in King Lear is present, let there be no mistake about that. Though a tragedy, and full of ugliness and cruelty, there is love. And that love is as much a part of the play as the plots, secret deals, and hidden ambitions. In fact, the love in Lear is part of what makes the cruelty so clear, for it gives us something to contrast it with. It gives us hope, and makes us wish for a happier ending, though we know that such wishes cannot and won't be fulfilled.
Shakespeare, William. "King Lear." (Conflated Text.) The Norton Shakespeare. Stephen Greenblatt. ed. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1996. 2479-2553.
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