Organization This web edition of King Lear uses primarily the Folio (F) text of 1623 as a basis, ... Thus the third segment from Scene II of Act II would be labeled II.ii.c.

2. Andrii Khomik as King Lear and Olena Aliabieva as the Fool perform onstage. 3. Andrii Khomik, center, ... — King Lear, Act III of “King Lear,” by William Shakespeare.

This Lear, played in a 275-seat house, is worth seeing for the theatrical intimacy. But filmed versions with Laurence Olivier, Paul Scofield, and Ian Holm hold deeper dregs. Close ...

Lear, the “poor, infirm, weak, and despised old man” on the heath, embodies the bleakest vision of human nature in the history of the theater -- the once-powerful king has been reduced to ...

King Lear: Theater Review. Frank Langella tackles the big daddy of Shakespearean roles in Angus Jackson's production for Chichester Festival Theatre, playing a month-long run in Brooklyn.

King Lear: Part 2. Drama on 4. Rejected by his daughters, King Lear faces a mighty storm on the blasted heath. Finally, he seeks refuge in a hovel as his mind begins to disintegrate.