Scan barcode
A review by tumblyhome_caroline
King Lear by William Shakespeare
5.0
Absolutely tremendous! I read this play really quite slowly, being fairly new to Shakespeare it take me a little while to completely understand the language. Sometimes I had to reread sections a few times and out loud before the meaning revealed itself. The same with the whole story really…after I had finished reading it I just kept thinking about it all and had so many thoughts, questions and light bulb moments. The themes ( aging, what we see or choose to see, self examination, madness and our often tenuous grip on sanity..so much more) are so relevant today. I think this really matures in the mind after reading it, what seems like a slightly bonkers story becomes a deep mirror on the soul of humanity.
Some of the sections are so beautifully poetic and sound gorgeous when read aloud.
Some of the sections are so beautifully poetic and sound gorgeous when read aloud.