KnowraKing LearLinked fromLinked fromThe 15 pages that link to King Lear, each with the reason it gives.All 15Broader topic 10Related 2Compared with 3William ShakespeareBroader topic: Its treatment of authority, family, and suffering broadens Shakespeare's tragic range.TragedyBroader topic: Its catastrophe links misjudgment in a family to suffering across a kingdom.Akira KurosawaCompared with: Ran reshapes its family tragedy through samurai history and a different distribution of power.MacbethCompared with: Its crisis begins with a ruler’s abdication, unlike Macbeth’s seizure of power through murder.Shakespearean tragedyBroader topic: Its familial collapse expands into a bleak account of political and human disorder.Pathetic fallacyBroader topic: The storm on the heath externalizes Lear’s anguish and the disorder surrounding him.First FolioBroader topic: The Folio version differs substantially from the earlier quarto.Richard BurbageBroader topic: Burbage originated the title role, one of the great tragic parts written for him.OthelloCompared with: Both tragedies make disastrous judgment central, but Lear’s error arises from a public test of love.Michael GambonBroader topic: Gambon played Lear onstage and in a 2010 television adaptation.Paul ScofieldBroader topic: Scofield’s acclaimed Lear became one of his signature Shakespeare performances.Glenda JacksonRelated: Late in her career, Jackson returned to Shakespeare in acclaimed stage and television productions as Lear.Ira AldridgeBroader topic: Lear was among the demanding Shakespearean roles Aldridge performed during his European career.Michael HordernRelated: Hordern played the title role in a major Royal Shakespeare Company production.Shakespeare's playsBroader topic: The play tests authority, family bonds, and human vulnerability on a vast scale.