tragedy par excellence

one of Shakespeare's finest. the cast did a great job. I almost shed a tear. do good while you can while you breathe.

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Great way to “read” Shakespeare!

It always takes me a little while to fall into the rhythm of Shakespeare’s plays. With the audio book, I can listen for 15 minutes or so then restart from the beginning to take full advantage of Shakespeare’s words. The actors did a wonderful job and the man who played the King sounds like he could do voice over work for an anthropomorphized bear! A fitting voice for Lear! The recording sounded like it skipped a little in a couple of places but it wasn’t very distracting really.

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heartfelt rendition pulls no punches

A profound performance on every level. Peacock at his best with an unforgettable and uncredited turn by David Tenant.

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Incredibly Irritating

How could the performance have been better?

The actors in it all sound out of breath. There is somebody breathing heavily or smacking their lips with saliva every three seconds. It is so annoying. I don't know if it's for dramatic effect or the people who recored this do not know how to move away from the mic when they breathe.

Was King Lear worth the listening time?

This version was definitely NOT worth listening to.

Any additional comments?

Next time you record something move away from the mic when you breathe.

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Shakespeare’s Masterpiece

Many would say Hamlet, but I believe Lear to be Shakespeare’s greatest achievement.

King Lear done well is one of the most, if not the most, powerful pieces of drama ever written.

This is King Lear done very, very well.

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entertaining

this was a play for anyone who was wondering what it was. but in Shakespearean fashion it was actually really well put together. personally I was not prepared to listen to a play but I was thoroughly entertained throughout. the Mad King and the conspiracy that was set up against him was very interesting to hear. The actress did a phenomenal job train the different characters. I'm actually interested in looking up this play in person one day so I could actually make the image come more to life

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Inspirational

Shakespeare always gives you more than you bargained for. The sisters personify the contrasting elements in life, just as Lear symbolizes life itself.

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Compelling performance

Fine dramatization, as good as BBC. I really appreciated the Lear voice. Some weird "blop-blop" music is arresting...

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Didn’t care for this format

I found myself to be lost the majority of the time while listening to this, due to not being able to tell the difference between the voices of the actors. I was never really certain which characters were speaking. Also, there’s no real description given of the scenes as they move to different areas throughout the story, so it’s hard to visualize what exactly is going on throughout the story.

What a depressing play with no likeable characters

I'd never met a Shakespearean play that I didn't like - until now. This is the most depressing drivel with no redeeming qualities. I think there was a daughter that I was supposed to like, but I didn't even care about her. Shakespeare was a genius, but even a genius can have a miss once in a while.

The actors were good, and maybe I would say excellent if the story were good. It isn't. I was so glad to be done with this. I even took out the ebook from the library trying to connect with it. It didn't help. There's another problem with this play - there are so many scene changes and each chapter should be titled by scene or the scene should be announced. I rarely have had this problem listening to a play, but this isn't good.

I was so happy to be done with this.