UID:
almahu_9948391142602882
Format:
1 online resource (lxvi,102 pages) :
,
illustrations.
Series Statement:
Methuen student edition
Content:
First produced at the Royal Court Theatre in 1971, 'Lear' is an epic and violent rewrite of Shakespeare's 'King Lear'. In Bond's play, Lear is a paranoid autocrat, building a wall to keep out imagined 'enemies'. His daughters Bodice and Fontanelle rebel against him, causing a bloody war. Lear becomes their prisoner and goes on a journey of self-revelation. He is blinded and haunted by the ghost of a gravedigger's boy, whose kindness towards the old King led to his murder. Eventually Lear makes a gesture toward dismantling the wall he began. This gesture leads to his death, which offers hope as an example of practical activism.
Additional Edition:
Print version : ISBN 9780413519504
Language:
English
Keywords:
Drama.
;
Drama
DOI:
10.5040/9781408162996.00000018
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