# Books like King Lear

**10** books similar to *King Lear* by William Shakespeare (Drama · grades 11–12), matched on shared themes, genre, and reading level. Every pick is grade-appropriate (a reading-level match, not just a topical one) and links to where it is assigned in US schools.

**Themes:** family, power, betrayal, madness, aging
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## Similar books

- [Othello](https://readinglist.school/book/othello) by William Shakespeare _(Grades 10–12)_ — Shares themes of betrayal, same genre (Drama), and overlapping grades (10–12).
- [Antigone](https://readinglist.school/book/antigone) by Sophocles _(Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Drama), and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [Fences](https://readinglist.school/book/fences) by August Wilson _(Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Drama), and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [Julius Caesar](https://readinglist.school/book/julius-caesar) by William Shakespeare _(Grades 9–11)_ — Shares themes of power and betrayal and overlapping grades (9–11).
- [The Glass Menagerie](https://readinglist.school/book/the-glass-menagerie) by Tennessee Williams _(Grades 11–12)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Drama), and overlapping grades (11–12).
- [The Tempest](https://readinglist.school/book/the-tempest) by William Shakespeare _(Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of power, same genre (Drama), and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [A Midsummer Night's Dream](https://readinglist.school/book/a-midsummer-nights-dream) by William Shakespeare _(Grades 8–12)_ — Same genre (Drama), overlapping grades (8–12), and the same era (1600s).
- [Hamlet](https://readinglist.school/book/hamlet) by William Shakespeare _(Grades 11–12)_ — Shares themes of madness and overlapping grades (11–12).
- [Twelfth Night](https://readinglist.school/book/twelfth-night) by William Shakespeare _(Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Drama), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (1600s).
- [A Doll's House](https://readinglist.school/book/a-dolls-house) by Henrik Ibsen _(Grades 11–12)_ — Same genre (Drama) and overlapping grades (11–12).

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