This play was discussed by the Great Books KC group of which I am a member. We also watched the movie "A Thousand Acres" to see another version of the plot. This story becomes more harrowing the older one becomes. It's a reminder that one's children don't always remain loyal. But then again, som...
I think they should make you read King Lear when you're expecting your first child. Screw the high school classroom -- who has kids then? (Well, lots of people do, but that's another matter entirely.)But seriously, the relevance of King Lear's themes is a function of the reader's age. Maybe a 16-yea...
I just started listening to the play this afternoon on my way in to work. Having recently listened to Henry VIII it struck me how distinctive the voices are in this play. Within a few words or lines, you can figure out who's speaking almost without fail. Whereas in Henry VIII, I often couldn't disti...
I was lucky enough to be living in Stockholm when Ingmar Bergman staged Lear at the Swedish National Theatre in the late 80s, and I saw it twice. Bergman's take on the play was very interesting and unusual; he interpreted it as fundamentally optimistic.Obviously, you're wondering why, and in the han...
On the FoolThe Fool’s presence in King Lear lasts for little more than two acts. While the fool provides some needed comic relief, more importantly, he serves as Lear’s moral guide, illuminating Lear’s faults and provoking Lear to action. The first references to the Fool serve to let us know that he...
how many straight jackets are needed here?4/8/2009 - I am breaking out the ingrates today via a a BBC DVD with Michael Hordern, John Bird, Anton Lesser, Frank Middlemass, Brenda Blethyn and Michael Kitchen. This should help me on the treadmill.
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