King LearBloomsbury Publishing, 2018 M08 6 - 104 pages Jonathan Munby's explosive revival of Shakespeare's epic tragedy transferred to the West End following its sold-out run at Chichester Festival Theatre. Performed by a celebrated cast led by Ian McKellen as the embittered monarch in a fractured kingdom. In this version the play has been cut back to its essentials to create a shorter play for a modern audience. Munby has also created a version to suit the intimacy and immediacy of the Minerva Theatre (Chichester), whilst harnessing what he describes as the "catapulting ferocity" of the play. Two ageing fathers - one a King, one his courtier - reject the children who truly love them. Their blindness unleashes a tornado of pitiless ambition and treachery as family and state are plunged into a violent power struggle with shocking ends. Tender, brutal, moving and epic, King Lear is considered by many to be the greatest tragedy ever written. |
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... , with grace, health, beauty, honour: As much as child e'er loved, or father found. A love that makes breath poor, and speech unable; Beyond all manner of 'so much' I love you. LEAR Of all these bounds even from this line, to.
... , with grace, health, beauty, honour: As much as child e'er loved, or father found. A love that makes breath poor, and speech unable; Beyond all manner of 'so much' I love you. LEAR Of all these bounds even from this line, to.
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... father all. my sisters. LEAR But goes thy heart with this? CORDELIA Ay my good lord. LEAR So young, and so untender? CORDELIA So young my lord, and true. LEAR Let it be so, thy truth then be thy dower: For by the sacred radiance of the ...
... father all. my sisters. LEAR But goes thy heart with this? CORDELIA Ay my good lord. LEAR So young, and so untender? CORDELIA So young my lord, and true. LEAR Let it be so, thy truth then be thy dower: For by the sacred radiance of the ...
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... father's heart from her; call France, who stirs? Call Burgundy, Cornwall and Albany, [Exit attendant.] With my two daughters' dowers, digest this third, Let pride, which she calls plainness, marry her: I do invest you jointly with my ...
... father's heart from her; call France, who stirs? Call Burgundy, Cornwall and Albany, [Exit attendant.] With my two daughters' dowers, digest this third, Let pride, which she calls plainness, marry her: I do invest you jointly with my ...
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... father, That you must lose a husband. CORDELIA Peace be with Burgundy, Since that respect and fortunes are his love, I shall not be his wife. FRANCE Fairest Cordelia, that art most rich being poor, Most choice forsaken, and most loved ...
... father, That you must lose a husband. CORDELIA Peace be with Burgundy, Since that respect and fortunes are his love, I shall not be his wife. FRANCE Fairest Cordelia, that art most rich being poor, Most choice forsaken, and most loved ...
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... father, with washed eyes Cordelia leaves you. I know you And like a sister am most loath to call Your faults as they are named. Love well our father: To your professed bosoms I commit him, But yet, alas, stood I within his grace I would ...
... father, with washed eyes Cordelia leaves you. I know you And like a sister am most loath to call Your faults as they are named. Love well our father: To your professed bosoms I commit him, But yet, alas, stood I within his grace I would ...
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Alack ALBANY ALBANY’S answer arms attended bear bring BRITISH SOLDIER brother Burgundy comes CORDELIA CORNWALL CURAN daughter dead dear death difference Director disguised Dost thou doth draw Duke EDGAR EDMUND Enter Exeunt Exit eyes falls farewell father fear feel fire follow FOOL fortune foul France GENTLEMAN give GLOUCESTER gods gone GONERIL grace half hand hast hath head hear heard heart hither hold I’ll i’the keep KENT kind King knave lady LEAR LEAR’S KNIGHT less letter live Look lord madam man’s Manager master means nature never night noble nuncle o’the OFFICER OSWALD play poor pray Prithee Production REGAN SCENE seek sister speak stand storm tell Theatre thee There’s thine thing thou art thought traitor true villain wind wits