December 2020

Any controversial King Lear opinions?

OK SO I’VE BEEN MEANING TO POST ABOUT THIS-

Ok. So. This is how 99% of the fandom see Edmund and Edgar: (based on appearance alone)

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This is how I see them:

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(Am I calling pre-play Edgar a himbo? Ehh I don’t even know)

That’s my daily cursed take

Thank you for coming to my ted talk  

When Shakespeare was dividing up comic relief amount his tragedies, he gave 50% to Hamlet, 49% to Romeo and Juliet, and threw the remaining 1% at all the other tragedies to share 

Edgar, act 5 scene 3: “Why did you frame me for attempted murder and accuse dad of treason?” Edmund:

idk if anyone already did this, but

Edmund, for the entirety of King Lear: