Exam board: AQA B, Edexcel, Eduqas, Cambridge Assessment International Education


Level & Subject: AS and A level English Literature


First teaching: September 2015; September 2019


Next exams: 2025


This edition of King Lear is perfect for A-level students, with the complete play in an accessible format, on-page notes, introduction setting the context, timeline, character and theme indexes.




Affordable high quality complete play for King Lear
Demystify vocabulary with notes on the page and concise commentary
Set the scene with perfectly pitched introductions that introduce key contexts, concerns and stylistic features, and examine different performances and interpretations
Recall plot summaries at the beginning of each scene
Support A Level revision and essay writing with theme and character indexes
Help with social, historical and literary context with the bespoke timeline of Shakespeare’s life and times