{"date":"April 23","id":"04-23","intro":["Shaken and disillusioned by the treachery of his elder daughter, King Lear suspected even the faithful Cordelia of evil designs. Her most tender efforts to comfort him failed to drive away the insistent specter of his madness."],"minutes":15,"readings":[{"author":"William Shakespeare","end":303,"start":293,"volume":46,"work":"King Lear"}],"slug":"april-23","status":"proofread","title":"“If You Have Poison for Me, I Will Drink It”","url":"/harvard-classics/april-23/","words":3086}