King Lear

Out of all the tragedies king Lear is the very finest the story of a king brought low and the cruelty and ungratefulness of two of his daughters mirrored with the sardonic wit and irony of his court fool make this the most poignant of Shakespeare's tragedies the blinding of the duke and Lears descent into complete madness is expertly done a fine portrayal of the qualities of love and betrayal superbly shown in all the characters in the play.

The best scene without a doubt is the storm one the wit and sardonic irony of the fools wisdom to his master even now still has the power to shock and reveal inner truths the play builds rapidly to its shocking and bitter end this is truly one of the greatest Shakespeare plays as well as the most challenging if you only read one Shakespeare play read this one.