Lear is the king of britain. When he is old , he decides to give his country to his three daughters, Goneril, Regan and Cordelia. But before he does this, he asks them to tell him how much they love him. Two of the daughters, Goneril and Regan, Say they love him much more than they really do. The third daughter does not say very much. She doesn't know how to describe her love for her father.Lear who is angry with Cordelia, gives all his money and land to Goneril and Regan. Cordelia is sent away and goes to live in France where she marries the king.
Old Lear soon discovers that he has made a terrible mistake. His two daughters, said that they loved him only so that they could have his money and his country. The truth is that they don't love their father at all. Lear wanders around the country with his last good friends until they arrive in Dover.
Cordelia hears what has happened to her father. She comes to England with French soldiers to try to save him and to take his country back from her two sisters. English soldiers arrive in Dover and beat the French. Cordelia and Lear are captured and taken to prison. Here Cordelia tells her father how much she really loves him.

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