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noun • an event resulting in great loss and misfortune • drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity | ||||||||
| 37% | 9 | Others may see him as a beggar in 'King Lear' | ||||||
noun • (New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus, an Arabian scholar whose gift was myrrh | ||||||||
| 37% | 7 | Famous actor who famously played Hamlet and King Lear | ||||||
noun • English actor and theater manager who was the foremost Shakespearean actor of his day (1717-1779) | ||||||||
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TRAGEDY which was last seen in the The Guardian Quiptic crossword.
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TRAGEDY
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1 | Directed the epic film Ran, based on Shakespeare's King Lear | |
2 | Gloomy king beset by wild animal
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26 Sep 2016 | The Guardian Cryptic / 26 Sep 2016 |
3 | King Lear, for example
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15 Aug 2008 | The Guardian Cryptic / 15 Aug 2008 |
4 | King Lear daughter who asks the question "To whose hands have you sent the lunatic King?"
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5 | Lear's daughter, for example, hurried ouside
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08 Apr 2007 | The Guardian Everyman / 08 Apr 2007 |
6 | One dispute, a perfect example, beset by hollow scorn
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28 Jun 2015 | The Guardian Everyman / 28 Jun 2015 |
7 | Played King Lear in a well-known stage production |
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