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Type: fiction
Status: favorite
Authors: William Shakespeare Stephen Orgel A. R. Braunmuller
Tags: tragedy, Shakespeare, classics, re-read plays, teaching,
Description: Perfection on the page and on the stage, Lear is perhaps the most misread and misunderstoodPerfection on the page and on the stage, Lear is perhaps the most misread and misunderstood of all Shakespeare's tragedies. The implied stage directions say more about character motivation than most modern writers can establish with overwrought exposition. And, just so you know, Lear kills the Fool. Don't let anyone tell you differently.
(Finished re-reading 1/11/07 with my IB English 11 class)...
2007-01-15
