As seen in Act one, scene one, by Lear believing that he held a God-like status, he lives in a parallel world and is morally blinded by his foibles, he wants to abdicate his power, yet maintain the status that is attached to it. ... By playing the production in a large industrial town in Northern Hungary, Csiszar's vision was received with familiarity by the audience who could relate to the play and its reflective qualities. ... In this scene, Lear's tone and language is formal, with the use of poetic language and verse emphasising his power, "Meanwhile we shall express our darke...

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The incident of Bardolph stealing from the French town raises certain points as to that value system; on the one hand he is punishing a soldier for stealing something when they have been told not to, but on the other he is punishing his friend. ... This does help to show his benevolence because as Pistol enters, with a favour to beg of Fluellen: Pistol's good friend and fellow-soldier, Bardolph, has been found guilty of stealing from the conquered French town. ... If Henry were scheming he may have allowed the theft of the religious object, but in an act of respect for the French town thi...

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