Summary: <p>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 <em>King Lear.</em> 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. </p><br><p>If you like this podcast, <a href="https://circeinstitute.us4.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=8b0600c50a6edcfcf9aea65d5&id=d72c3d72b1" target="_blank">Click here to sign up for the Close Reads email newsletter.</a></p><br><hr><p style="color:grey;font-size:0.75em;"> See <a style="color:grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>
