#KingLear

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Norman Lindsay ⁣

The Moon’s My Constant Mistress⁣

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“Published in the book Bedlamite Verses of the XVI and XVII Centuries for Tom O’Bedlam.⁣

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“Tom o’ Bedlam” is the title of an anonymous poem in the “mad song” genre, written in the voice of a homeless “Bedlamite”. The poem was probably composed at the beginning of the 17th century. In How to Read and Why Harold Bloom called it “the greatest anonymous lyric in the [English] language.”⁣

The terms “Tom o’ Bedlam” and “Bedlam beggar” were used to describe beggars and vagrants who had or feigned mental illness (see also Abraham-men). Aubrey writes that such a beggar could be identified by “an armilla of tin printed, of about three inches breadth” attached to his left arm. They claimed, or were assumed, to be former inmates of the Bethlem Royal Hospital (Bedlam). It was commonly thought that inmates were released with authority to make their way by begging, though this is probably untrue. If it happened at all, the numbers were small, though there were probably large numbers of mentally ill travellers who turned to begging, but had never been near Bedlam. It was adopted as a technique of begging, or a character. For example, Edgar in King Lear disguises himself as mad “Tom o’ Bedlam”.”⁣

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[paulgrossaddict]

Source:page facebook du Stratford Festival

ticket ➡️ https://www.stratfordfestival.ca/WhatsOn/PlaysAndEvents/Production/King-Lear

Hoping to find the play on Stratford@Home or on DVD next year!

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[juliehowlin]

King Lear

King Lear is one of just two of Shakespeare’s plays to mention Football (the other being Comedy of Errors). Kent insults Goneril's servant, Oswald by calling him 'Thou base football player.'

10 things you might not know about King Lear:

#Plays

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March 25, 2007: King Lear ended its run at the Public. Cast included Kevin Kline and Michael Cerveris. Music by Sondhiem and Michael Starobin.

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Got some scratch board as an Xmas present. Haven’t done any since 1984. This is my first try in 38 years. #scratchboard #art #michiganshakespearefestival #thefool #kinglear https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn0WmcVLEMO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[paulgrossaddict]

Source 📷 David Hou - Stratford Festival - King Lear

This year's King Lear at Stratford promises to be electrifying.

[reelaround-deactivated05312024]

generational hatred is so inherently (homo)erotic to me since it pertains among other things mirroring as the conquering strategy to vanquish the old guard........

[granma-sweetie]

i was literally iust in twelfe night what the hell.......

[kitabasis]

My first Thirsty Sword Lesbians pc---who *definitely* isn't just Cordelia Kinglear

[suits-of-woe]

i missed posting about edmund kinglear. when i explain the lear prod that 100% unironically and effectively used rudolph the red nosed reindeer symbolism on edmund and kent then you will all see

[paulgrossaddict]

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Stratford Festival Season 2023

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[resident-dumb-fuck]

shout out to kent kinglear honestly. play starts off and he has just walked into some bullshit family drama that he has absolutely no context for. king