Lear
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Author
Contributions
- Hern, Patricia - Contributor
Publication
1983 - Methuen, London, England
Language
English
Word Count
25,500 words, Guess
Page Count
102 pages
Physical Format
Electronic resource
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL44531587M
Classifications
- DDC822.914
- LCCPR6052.O5
Description
First produced at the Royal Court Theatre in 1971, 'Lear' is an epic and violent rewrite of Shakespeare's 'King Lear'. In Bond's play, Lear is a paranoid autocrat, building a wall to keep out imagined 'enemies'. His daughters Bodice and Fontanelle rebel against him, causing a bloody war. Lear becomes their prisoner and goes on a journey of self-revelation. He is blinded and haunted by the ghost of a gravedigger's boy, whose kindness towards the old King led to his murder. Eventually Lear makes a gesture toward dismantling the wall he began. This gesture leads to his death, which offers hope as an example of practical activism.
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Series Statement
- Methuen student edition
- Methuen student editions
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