Murdoch’s King Lear Moment

Division of 21st Century Fox Is Murdoch’s King Lear Moment

By AMY CHOZICK 5:49 PM ET

• The Walt Disney Company announced it had reached a deal to acquire most of 21st Century Fox Inc., as the magnate Rupert Murdoch, 86, prepares to divide up a lifetime of spoils.
• The move throws the line of succession into confusion, testing the ties that bind the family-run fief.

Key moments and facts | King Lear | Royal Shakespeare Company

KEY MOMENTS AND FACTS

Key moments from King Lear and some significant facts about the play and its characters.

Kathryn Hunter as The Fool and Greg Hicks as Lear. King Lear (2010), directed by David Farr.

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KEY MOMENTS

Lear divides his kingdom (Act 1 Scene 1)
King Lear announces his intention to divide his kingdom into three and asks which of his daughters loves him most. He banishes Cordelia and splits his land between his other two daughters.