King Lear: Comparing The Book And The Movie
23 October 2013 The King
The play King Lear and the movie King Lear both shared many similarities. They both told the story about the aging King of Britain and his fall from glory. The movie I watched was named King Lear and was directed by Trevor Nunn. The person who played King Lear was Ian McKellen. In both of these stories Lear was the King of Britain and both the movie and the play start off with him getting ready to retire and pass down his kingdom. King Lear was a powerful king and also one that was well respected, but as the play and movie develop there is evidence that shows other people do not respect him to the extent that he thought. Except in the movie it is visible when Lear gets upset. One of the things that led to the demise of his status was that he blindly gave his Kingdom away to the wrong daughters. This is the beginning of many events that start to show him becoming senile in both the play and the …show more content…
Although, the movie did depict King Lear and his entourage to be very loud. At (39.18) in the movie was when he had the last straw with Goneril and lost his cool. He told his men to gather everything up and that they would leave. The look on his face was one of discussed. Then when he was basically turned away from Regans house the movie shows him drop to his knees in pain. He was complaining that his heart hurt when he saw his fool being locked up. At (104) in the movie King Lear was crying because his daughters have betrayed him. He completely freaked out on everyone in the room. Right after he was kicked out of their houses at (1:10) in the movie it showed King Lear out in the rain and it looked like he had been defeated. He no longer had on clothes that looked extravagant and he no longer looked like a king. He looked like a poor
The play King Lear and the movie King Lear both shared many similarities. They both told the story about the aging King of Britain and his fall from glory. The movie I watched was named King Lear and was directed by Trevor Nunn. The person who played King Lear was Ian McKellen. In both of these stories Lear was the King of Britain and both the movie and the play start off with him getting ready to retire and pass down his kingdom. King Lear was a powerful king and also one that was well respected, but as the play and movie develop there is evidence that shows other people do not respect him to the extent that he thought. Except in the movie it is visible when Lear gets upset. One of the things that led to the demise of his status was that he blindly gave his Kingdom away to the wrong daughters. This is the beginning of many events that start to show him becoming senile in both the play and the …show more content…
Although, the movie did depict King Lear and his entourage to be very loud. At (39.18) in the movie was when he had the last straw with Goneril and lost his cool. He told his men to gather everything up and that they would leave. The look on his face was one of discussed. Then when he was basically turned away from Regans house the movie shows him drop to his knees in pain. He was complaining that his heart hurt when he saw his fool being locked up. At (104) in the movie King Lear was crying because his daughters have betrayed him. He completely freaked out on everyone in the room. Right after he was kicked out of their houses at (1:10) in the movie it showed King Lear out in the rain and it looked like he had been defeated. He no longer had on clothes that looked extravagant and he no longer looked like a king. He looked like a poor