King Lear definitely is not as enjoyable to read as Much Ado About Nothing was. It just lacked sort of everything to say the least. Although it did have great potential, it was a little too slow for my taste. It seems as if the play could have started and finished in 2 acts, but it just kept going for 3 more. There were a few aspects of the play that I did like thought.
Kent, obviously the best character because he ‘twas mine, had a fairly sweet roll in the play. I liked that he was pulling a “splinter-cell” type move by, after being banished from the kingdom he managed a way to disguise himself as a peasant and sneak his way to being the king’s right-hand man once again. Kent was a good character because he was way smarter than anyone and always can own people in arguments. ALSO, he is a total thug because he challenges everyone to a fight even though he is all-old and stuff.
King Lear is also a very kool character because he is becoming old; he is also becoming a little senile which adds to his essence of a character. Towards the beginning of the play he seems to be fine, but towards the middle and the end of the play he started talking for the sake of talking. He just would go off on tangents and get sidetracked by everything. Not even THE Mr. Coon could identify what King Lear was talking about in some of his passages.
The play King Lear was definitely not my favorite Shakespearean play I have ever read, but it was somewhat enjoyable. Hopefully the next play will be up to the same level as Much Ado About Nothing.
