Welcome to The Play's the Thing, a podcast dedicated to an ongoing examination and celebration of Shakespeare's entire canon. In this episode, David Kern, Matt Bianco, and Tim McIntosh explore scenes 2-5 of act one of King Lear. Topics of conversation include Edmund as villain, whether General is trustworthy, the role of the fool, Lear's anger (and how it manifests itself line by line), and much more.

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King Lear: Act I, Scenes 2-5