# King Lear — On the Art of Reading character guide

> King Lear in On the Art of Reading by Arthur Quiller-Couch.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Lear

**First appearance:** 0003-lecture-i-introductory

## Who they are

The tragic Shakespearean king, discussed as a character in literary analysis.

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