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King Lear Trial Exam Response
Question: How does King Lear show power/powerlessness in the text, with discussion of other productions. ... ”
This powerful line occurs in Act 3 Scene 2 of King Lear, where Lear stands dictating to the weather and the gods. ... The underlining question is, does Lear have the power her here so boldly portrays or is he a mere powerless creature in the hands of the gods?
King Lear is a play ambiguous and versatile in its interpretation. Many choose to depict King Lear as a drama; others choose a feministic or perhaps a Freudian view of the play. Three productions in particular, Peter Brooks King Lear, Akira Kurosawa’s Ran and Imre Csiszars King Lear, all choose a different emphasis and approach to King Lear. They each explore the power or lack thereof of the king and in doing so reflect on their society with the use of setting.
Peter Brooks’s 1962 production of King Lear was one of the “most widely discussed and influential post-war productions in history”. ...
Brooke gave a neutral view of Lear. ... He allowed the audience to make their own judgements about who was right or wrong, and they could sympathise with both Lear and his daughters.
Approximate Word count = 962
Approximate Pages = 3.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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