Preparing for retirement, King Lear decides to split his land evenly amongst his three daughters - Goneril, Regan and Cordelia. Before he bestows these gifts upon his daughters, he gives them a ...

Cordelia tells him that both he and she have died ‘two minutes ago’, leading Lear to sigh that ‘it’s been an absolutely terrible day.’ Children could create ‘Wanted’ posters for the ...

King Lear is ... idee fixe that forms part of Lear's insanity. I can find no fault with Carnovsky's handling of his subdued dementia, the reconciliation with Cordelia, and his death--with one ...