
In Act 1 Scene 1, King Lear's rage is at it's highest peak. Lear had decided to divide the kingdom between his three daughter, Goneril, Regan and Cordelia but under one condition- they were to profess their feelings of their love towards him. In this scene, one may not fully understand Lear's distaste with Cordelia's response if they were reading the play from a book. The use of the book only allows the reader to use imagery.
The video clip intensified the anger in which Lear had towards Cordelia. The audience could see the reactions from the characters and also the two main characters affected, Lear ad Cordelia. In the clip, Cordelia seemed heart broken and Lear was mortified to the extent where he was outraged. This anger led to him making drastic decisions such as banishing Kent from the kingdom and withdrawing Cordelia from her inheritance. Additionally, other aspects were observed from the video such as the setting and the music used to set the mood of the play.

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