king lear written by william shakespeare

Lear (Patrick Page) has three daughters: Goneril (Rosa Gilmore), who is married to Albany (Jake Loewenthal) Regan (Stephanie Jean Lane), who is married to Cornwall (Yao Dogbe) and Cordelia (Lily Santiago). There is a double plot line involving two families. For the Shakespearean purists, you should take the plunge, and if you have never seen this play, STC makes the story easy to follow and still keeps the Elizabethan feeling of the drama through its talented cast and creative team.Įxpertly directed …fasten your seat belt for this imaginative journey into Shakespeare’s mind and soul. Expertly directed by Simon Godwin, the play is taken into the modern era. Photo by DJ Corey Photography.Įven if you have seen “King Lear” before, you will want to see this fascinating production by Shakespeare Theatre Company. Lear dies after discovering that Cordelia was the one who always cared for him as shee came with a French army to help him but she and King Lear were caught by Edmund who gave an order to get them both hanged, which happens to Cordelia and causes Lear's grief and death.Lily Santiago as Cordelia and Patrick Page as Lear. Lear goes on a trip around the land that was once his as he becomes insane. The two daughters, and their husbands, throw him out of the land that is now theirs. The king soon finds out that Regan and Goneril do not love him. He gives his land to his other daughters Regan and Goneril. Lear gets angry at her and will not give her land, and says she is not his daughter anymore. King Lear does not realise this is true love. She says words will not be able to describe her love. His youngest daughter Cordelia will not say how much she does, although she's the one who loves him most. To get the kingdom, they must tell him how much they love him. He wants to divide his kingdom between his three daughters. The play is about an old king named Lear. Many great actors over the years have played the part of King Lear. This is a collection of all of Shakespeare's plays. It was printed again in 1623 in the First Folio.

The play might have been first performed in December 1606. He based it on an old British story about a king named Leir or Lyr. King Lear is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare.

The title page of the first printed version of King Lear

King lear written by william shakespeare