Transcribing Shakespeare: A Comparative Analysis of King Lear

William Shakespeare has been considered one of the most influential and prominent writers of the English Renaissance and Elizabethan Era. He wrote quite a few tragedies and one of several fantastically written works and grew lots of admiration. His work has consequently influenced other works of literature, art, and theatre. King Lear, one of several of his works, was made into a video production in the 1980s. In this review, I will analyze how the written text is transcribed on screen, whether my impression of the written text is different from the movie production, which characters were portrayed poorly and which were not, and lastly, what aspects of the play that were not clear, became clear in the movie.

The film of King Lear adds a lot more context to the story. Reading it is one thing, but getting an action filled film that follows the steps of the passages provides a vibrant and a much clearer

He fully expressed his contempt with his daughters who ended up betraying him. He properly went through the emotional phases of anger, despise, and sadness for his own fate and how he ended up being cast out. He portrayed the complexity of the process of losing ones’ sanity from being very upset and angry with the closest people he had and the whole situation in general to almost having a blissful time in the heath washing his own clothes, talking to animals or imaginary objects. Alongside Lear, I felt Kent, Cordelia, Goneril, and Regan were all played the way they were supposed to be. Kent was righteous, knowledgeable, and very loyal to Lear. Cordelia, although wasn’t in many scenes, was portrayed to be the innocent and honest daughter, like Goneril and Regan were portrayed to be the evil, wealth thirsty they were in the written text of King Lear. These characters were the best acted, which added authenticity and validation to the storyline. In contrast, I did find a few characters