King Lear, like all texts, has been interpreted in a number of ways. ... In a contemporary society however, King Lear has been received very differently. ... As a result, Eyre's reading presents King Lear as a domestic rather than a social tragedy. ... While the Elizabethans, as a result of their political and cultural values view the play as a domestic tragedy, and believe the downfall of the Kingdom to be due to Lear's failure as a King. ... King Lear has been and will always be read in a variety of ways. ...

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The play "King Lear" by William Shakespeare is a tragic story that revolves around the King of England, King Lear. ... The film "King Lear", directed by Richard Eyre (1998) is an expressionist interpretation of the play King Lear by William Shakespeare The film and play have many main themes including good versus evil and blindness. ... An example of this is a camera shot in Act I of King Lear and the Fool. ... This shows that the King and the Fool have equal status because of Lear's blindness. ... King Lear's face is in shadow while Kent's and the Fool&#x...

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William Shakespeare's King Lear: Film production by Richard Eyre or Michael Elliott? King Lear today rivals Hamlet as the most frequently performed William Shakespeare play. King Lear is a timeless tale of human greed, lust for power and lost loyalties. Directors" Richard Eyre and Michael Elliott have produced two distinctively different film adaptations of Shakespeare's play King Lear. ... Elliott, though, has created a production that is more successful in drawing contextual meaning from Shakespeare's King Lear while staying true to the original play. ...

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