“King Lear” features two storylines. Each relates to the disintegration of the family. The first plot involves Gloucester and ...

His son, Edgar leads him to safety where King Lear is also hiding. The English army defeats the French army led by Cordelia in the effort of finding her father, and both Cordelia and Lear are ...

Above my desk, I keep a Post-it note with a quote from the play: “The worst is not so long as we can say ‘This is the worst.’ ” ...

Three women stand before their mother. Two profess an unyielding love for her. One falls silent. None of them will come out ...

The subplot involving the Earl of Gloucester and his sons, Edgar and the illegitimate Edmund, mirrors Lear's tragic descent, adding layers to the narrative. Shakespeare wrote King Lear around ...

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play: Christopher Plummer was nominated but did not win.

"King Lear" features two storylines. Each relates to the disintegration of the family. The first plot involves Gloucester and ...

“King Lear” features two storylines. Each relates to the disintegration of the family. The first plot involves Gloucester and his two sons, Edgar and Edmund. Edmund is a bastard, which means ...