Original:
The story of King Lear and his daughters was a popular one during the reign of Queen Elizabeth. At least a dozen available books offered the story to anyone wishing to read it, by the time Elizabeth died. The characters were undeveloped in most of these stories, however, making the story a simple narrative that stated an obvious moral. When he began work on Lear, perhaps his greatest tragedy, Shakespeare must have had several version of this story available to him. He turned the characters into credible human beings with complex motives, however, even though they were based on the stock figures of legend.
Rewrite:
During the reign of Queen Elizabeth one popular story was that of King Lear and his daughters. By the time Elizabeth died, the story was offered to anyone withing to read it in at least a dozen available books. However, in most of these stories the characters were undeveloped, making the story a simple narrative that stated an obvious moral. Several version of this story must have been heard by Shakespeare when he began work on perhaps his greatest tragedy Lear. Even though the characters were based on the stock figures of legend, Shakespeare turned them into credible human beings with complex motives.
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