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…showed last 75 words of 834 total…to power with Lear. King Lear is a timeless tale of honor, betrayal, usurpation of power and greed. Clearly Shakespeare was not only a great poet, but he was also an observer. He recognized certain qualities and emotion that all humans exhibit. The reason that he was so incredible was that he was able to balance between the fiction and magic of Lear and his daughters, and the truth and realities of greed and power.