Tabling: King Lear Act IV

Claire Curtis-Ward, Rafe Terrizzi, Samantha Blinn & Ariana Karp discuss Act IV of King Lear. Discussion topics include:

  • Edgar’s first philosophical monologue
  • The mirroring and parallel situations/characters within King Lear 
  • The textual differences between Quarto and the Folio
  • The sexy messengers
  • Goneril and her relationship to danger
  • Cordelia and her imperative language as a leader
  • King Lear and being filthy
Geoffrey Rush as King Lear

Geoffrey Rush as King Lear