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King Lear – A Tragedy by William Shakespeare, re-imagined especially for Crux Forums by A. L. Fielden.
Written in Stratford-upon-Avon, England in 1606 and murdered on the World Wide Web in 2021.
Cast List
Lear – King of Britain
Earl of Gloucester
Edgar – Gloucester's first-born son
Edmund – Gloucester's illegitimate son
Goneril – Lear's eldest daughter
Regan – Lear's second daughter
Cordelia – Lear's youngest daughter
Captain of the Guard
This re-imagining uses most of Shakespeare’s original cast of characters and adds in one new character, the Captain of the Guard. Readers may appreciate his knowledge, imagination, insight, resourcefulness and attention to detail.
The new play comprises XXV Acts of varying length and the intention is to post one or two Acts each day until all Acts have been posted. Each Act is accompanied by at least one image relevant to that Act. There may be days when no post is made, but I’ll try and keep that to a minimum. In any case, it will be well into December before the complete work has been posted.
Comments will always be welcome at any point. Future plot deviations may be suggested but may not be acted upon as the writer has completed their work.
The whole play is written in limerick verse form, as popularised by Edward Lear in 19th Century England. The definition is (according to Wikipedia) - a form of verse, usually humorous and frequently rude, in five-line, predominantly anapestic trimeter with a strict rhyme scheme of AABBA, in which the first, second and fifth line rhyme, while the third and fourth lines are shorter and share a different rhyme.
There’s a whole thread on Crux Forums devoted to these verses if they intrigue or entertain you.
Within the play are a number of cameo lyrical contributions that have been incorporated into the verses with varying degrees of seamlessness. See if you can spot them!
In spite of all this, the play has the usual features of plot, dialogue, narrative flow and I hope there will be more than enough action to hold your interest. If it was shown on the TV there would be warnings for violence, sexual violence, nudity and offensive language.
Finally, while you are welcome to imagine the characters in the play in any way you like, the main characters in this re-imagining are influenced by the acclaimed 2007 Royal Shakespeare Company production. It may increase your enjoyment if you imagine the roles, especially that of Cordelia, the focal point of this version, to be played by the cast in that production, as shown below.
Thanks to @montycrusto for his encouragement and enthusiasm for this little project, as shown on this very important thread:
Written in Stratford-upon-Avon, England in 1606 and murdered on the World Wide Web in 2021.
Cast List
Lear – King of Britain
Earl of Gloucester
Edgar – Gloucester's first-born son
Edmund – Gloucester's illegitimate son
Goneril – Lear's eldest daughter
Regan – Lear's second daughter
Cordelia – Lear's youngest daughter
Captain of the Guard
This re-imagining uses most of Shakespeare’s original cast of characters and adds in one new character, the Captain of the Guard. Readers may appreciate his knowledge, imagination, insight, resourcefulness and attention to detail.
The new play comprises XXV Acts of varying length and the intention is to post one or two Acts each day until all Acts have been posted. Each Act is accompanied by at least one image relevant to that Act. There may be days when no post is made, but I’ll try and keep that to a minimum. In any case, it will be well into December before the complete work has been posted.
Comments will always be welcome at any point. Future plot deviations may be suggested but may not be acted upon as the writer has completed their work.
The whole play is written in limerick verse form, as popularised by Edward Lear in 19th Century England. The definition is (according to Wikipedia) - a form of verse, usually humorous and frequently rude, in five-line, predominantly anapestic trimeter with a strict rhyme scheme of AABBA, in which the first, second and fifth line rhyme, while the third and fourth lines are shorter and share a different rhyme.
There’s a whole thread on Crux Forums devoted to these verses if they intrigue or entertain you.
Within the play are a number of cameo lyrical contributions that have been incorporated into the verses with varying degrees of seamlessness. See if you can spot them!
In spite of all this, the play has the usual features of plot, dialogue, narrative flow and I hope there will be more than enough action to hold your interest. If it was shown on the TV there would be warnings for violence, sexual violence, nudity and offensive language.
Finally, while you are welcome to imagine the characters in the play in any way you like, the main characters in this re-imagining are influenced by the acclaimed 2007 Royal Shakespeare Company production. It may increase your enjoyment if you imagine the roles, especially that of Cordelia, the focal point of this version, to be played by the cast in that production, as shown below.
Thanks to @montycrusto for his encouragement and enthusiasm for this little project, as shown on this very important thread:
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This month I'm back versing. I can hear all the cursing, and next month I'll go back to Lear. Nevermore!
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This will be a panto to remember! Oh no it won’t! Oh yes it will!
(with a good script of course.)
