Elliott, on the other hand, presents the more traditional meaning of the play, putting emphasis on the family feud and the idea of nature as an element of human behaviour. ... This is making a link to the idea in the original play that Lear had to be striped down to the bare essentials for him to realise what it is to be naturally human. ... With assistance from the supporting crew, Holm is able to present Lear as superior in his own mind, Kent played by David Burke, in particular, acts inferior towards Lear. ... Sir Laurence Olivier has taken his character straight out of the original play an...

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