Becky Dickson
05-24-2005, 06:07 PM
Persoanlly i think that this is the worst play that shakespeare has ever written. I don't think he knew what he was even writing. Do you realise there are two editions that are different? There are so many ambiguities in the text it gets confusing!<br> King Lear is a cruel weak old man who is so proud he rejects his daughter because she won't massage his ego and then instead of using the skills he must have learnt through his many years of being a respected king to stop his daughters, he goes to pieces. He is a weak and pointless character and i have no sympathy for him. It was a stupid idea to think that you could divide up your kingdom to your next of kin AND remain in charge!<br> The fool randomly pops in and out and its not clear what happens to him in the end, which is a shame because he's the only one who has any sense.<br> Do you realise that Cordelia dies because Edmund listens to King Lear speech before he tells him that cordelia's in trouble? Edmund knows she will be killed at any minutes and wants to reddems himself but still just waits until the speech is over. That is a weak plotline. <br> Sorry but this play really anonys me, i studied it in my 1st year at university and was disappointed as the year before i'd studied Othello which is a triumph.