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, Tim, and Matt chat about act IV of King Lear. Topics of conversation include Shakespeare's unique ability to create drama in a setting without describing the setting directly, the way the settings mirror the internal lives of the characters, the way the various poetic forms mirror the character-based drama, and much more. </p><br><p>If you like this podcast, subscribe, rate, review, and c<a href="https://circeinstitute.us4.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=8b0600c50a6edcfcf9aea65d5&id=d72c3d72b1" target="_blank">lick 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>
