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What insights does the program offer in relation to Lear’s character and what are the implications for how we see the play as a whole? ...
Because King Lear, as with many Shakespearean plays, was so open to interpretation and highly adaptable, every production of a play has countless artistic decisions to make. ... Thee way in which the creator chooses to portray Lear will effect the overall play and the conclusion drawn from it. It is this single aspect which separates the countless Lear productions ever created since it was first written in 1605. According to the studio discussion with HSC students, it was evident that Lear’s character needed a human aspect in order for it’s audience to relate to his character and understand the reason for his anger in the end, to furthermore draw a conclusion of his journey and transformation. If Lear was portrayed as mad from the beginning of the production then no sympathy is felt towards him and consequently lessens the impact of the play as a whole in the end. ...
In 1984 Nimrod production with John Bell as Lear, a series of scenes from the production were featured. The scene with Lear and the fool (played by Judy Davis, who also doubled up as Cordelia) portrays the King and the fool in a calm, humorous and jovial manner showing a human aspect in Lear.
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