The Two Texts of King Lear–The Quarto of 1608 and the Folio of 1623 An aging King Lear decides to abdicate and divide his kingdom among his three daughters. He seeks a kind of oath of love ...

Any director worth his salt who tackles "King Lear" will attempt to redefine the ... the preteen sisters are seen coloring the outlines of a map of England in the sand, soon to be divided up ...

But all three of these crucial figures wind up feeling like outlines. They all speak their ... If there’s an actor in King Lear who’s attempting to go deep as he drives forward, it’s Kloska.

a scene-by-scene outline, biographies of Shakespeare and Olivier, and an Olivier filmography. For a real theatrical experience, do not pass up this Kultur "King Lear." Frank Behrens can be reached ...

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King Lear is an experience not an exam question. So it is impossible to offer a neat summary of its meaning. But its mordant images and sonorous cadences throb with dire warning and a sense of ...

Intimacy and intensity sold audiences and critics on Ian McKellen’s King Lear in Chichester last year ... it clings to his skin and exposes the outline of his elderly frame.