King Lear: Arkangel Shakespeare
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| Rating | : | 4.95 (537 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00KFO7JPA |
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| Number of Pages | : | 175 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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lavalleem said A wonderful learning tool, with fabulous sound effects, that stays true to the literature!. Arkangel CDs are a wonderful learning tool. As an English teacher, having my students listen to the play as they read it, especially with Shakespeare helps with their comprehension and to build their excitement levels. Arkangel hires actors to portray the play in the highest of literary form. Worth the Purchase I have been looking for an accurate , unabridged audiobook for one of my favorite Shakespeare plays, King Lear. I did not like the Naxos Audiobook version. Its unabridged claim is false advertising. (The sound effects were good, though.)I have listened to other audiobooks from Arkangel Shake. Surprisingly good C. McCloskey Recently I've gotten hooked on the Arkangel Shakespeare audiobooks because, as fully dramatized, they become entertainment not a scholarly exercise in reading an archaic language.King Lear was new to me, unlike the others I listened to, so I didn't know whether I could follow the action with
Lear is played by Trevor Peacock and Gloucester by Clive Merrison. He determines to divide his kingdom between them, giving the largest share to she who can say she loves him the best. Lear's tragic lack of judgment and self-knowledge is paralleled by the blindness of the loyal Gloucester who is persuaded to reject his virtuous son, Edgar, in favor of the villainous Edmund. Penny Downie is Goneril, Samantha Bond is Regan, and Julia Ford is Cordelia. Edgar is played by David Tennant, Edmund by Gerard Murphy, and the Fool by John Rogan.. King Lear of Britain has three daughters: the hard-hearted Goneril and Regan, and the good and gentle Cordelia. This shattering drama of isolation and loss is one of the greatest tragedies in world literature