Justin Monisit’s Reviews > King Lear > Status Update

Took a long gap between Act III and IV (like 2 weeks), so the impact is a bit blunted. But the Mad King Lear scenes are still tragic and some of the best Shakespeare's written (and no more Fool!). The Edgar plot I can give or take (probably better watched tbh).

Scene 2.4 is why I love Shakespeare. To read King Lear's desperate cries for help made me almost well up while reading out loud. So ugly and tragic, and yet I empathize with such a man.

Still though not loving the Fool. The negative aura he brings - I get his purpose, but his speeches go on for way too long

So far, really good - except whenever the Fool starts talking. He's the Jar Jar Binks of Shakespeare