A new editorial about Donald Trump's agitated response to Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign begins with a story about how "King Lear" landed mad King George III in a straightjacket.

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.’ ” ...

This lighter reading will help us understand expressions of madness that reemerge in King Lear, including demonic possession, waking dreams, and poetic splendor. Next, we’ll ask: When and why is Lear ...

Older Americans hold an outsize share of the nation’s wealth and power. Television loves watching their children scramble for ...

discuss the enduring appeal of the king gone mad, the importance of interrogating the classics, and Lear’s long road to New York City. Poots: Ken, what was the genesis of this project?

Stage career ranged from Shakespeare, Ibsen and Pinter to TV roles in Brass, EastEnders and Great Canal Journeys ...

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

all famous for their portrayals of Lear, used Tate’s version. In 1820, a few years before the death of King George III, it was felt that the situation of Shakespeare's mad monarch may have been ...

Shakespeare wrote King Lear around 1605 during a time of political ... By Act III, the storm on the heath mirrors Lear’s inner turmoil. He is fully mad, shouting at the heavens alongside the ...

Ever since Daniel Craig announced that he would be turning in the tuxedo and putting down the martini glass, the race has ...

Have you heard about the latest development on Manhattan’s far west side? Beginning this week, it’s ancient Britain. On ...