So much so that when the King of France (Hunter Ringsmith) offers to marry Cordelia moments after Lear repudiates her, the gesture is meant to come as a shock. On this occasion, he and Godwin ...

But returning to “King Lear,” it’s instructive ... wicked daughters continue to pursue Lear’s life, Cordelia (now the queen of France) rescues her father. The scene of their reconciliation ...

King Lear is available to stream on pbs.org and ... I love Your Majesty according to my bond, no more, no less. [Lear] How how Cordelia! How how Cordelia mend your speech a little.

The grim truth is that virtue sometimes fails, and many spectators have found King Lear deeply disillusioning. Lear and Edgar both endure terrible suffering in the course of their awakenings. The ...

Johan Persson, Courtesy The Shed Kenneth Branagh during rehearsals of King Lear with Hughie O’Donnell (who plays Cornwall), Jessica Revell (Cordelia/The Fool), and Ayla Wheatley (Attendant).