King Lear: Act 1, Scene 1 (The Play's the Thing preview))

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English - August 20, 2018 14:48 - 1 hour - 85.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 320 ratings
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This episode is a preview of our new show, The Play's the Thing, where we examine the entire canon of Shakespeare one act at a time. To hear the rest of the episodes, please subscribe to the show's feed.

Welcome to the premier episode of The Play's the Thing, a podcast dedicated to an ongoing examination and celebration of Shakespeare's entire canon. In this episode, David Kern, Matt Bianco, and Tim McIntosh dive into act I of King Lear, focusing primarily on scene I. Topics of conversation include: the Mount Rushmore of Shakespeare's plays, what makes a good Shakespearean tragedy so good, whether Lear should have divided his kingdom the way he did, how to read Cordelia's response, and much, much more.

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