King Lear review

Can it get any worse?How long has it been since you asked that question? An hour, a day, a week, a year? Personal tragedy. Family tragedy. Friend tragedy. National tragedy. International tragedy. They pile up at times and you ask if it could possibly get any worse. The Answer: Yes. Yes, it can. Cf. King Lear. Things also just keep getting worse and worse in Shakespeare’s tragedy. Howl, howl, howl, howl! O, you are men of stones:Had I your tongues and eyes I’ld use them soThat heaven’s … [Read more...] about The Weight of this Sad Time