King Lear

Start-to-Finish: Gold The Start-to-Finish Gold collection is a high-interest considerate reading series designed to promote independent reading for struggling readers aged 9 to 17 years but reading at the 2nd-3rd grade level. Each set consist of a paperback book, a computer CD ROM book, an audio book and a teacher's guide. NOTE: A portable USB DVD writer is available for loan if your computer system does not have a CD/DVD drive. An old English King, tired of his kingly duties, plans to divide his kingdom between his three daughters and to entrust himself to their care. To decide how to divide up the kingdom, King Lear asks each of his three daughters to tell him how much they love him. His two eldest daughters, Regan and Goneril, shower him with false praise and words of love. But his youngest daughter, Cordelia, who truly loves her father, cannot speak falsely. She looks down at the floor and says nothing. Enraged, Lear divides his kingdom between Reagan and Goneril, and banishes Cordelia from the land.