King Lear: Difference between revisions
From Tardis Wiki, the free Doctor Who reference
Shambala108 (talk | contribs) (adding content; Tardis:Italics) |
m (standardising capitalisation on {{wikipediainfo}}) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{ | {{wikipediainfo}} | ||
'''''King Lear''''' was a play by [[William Shakespeare]]. The [[First Doctor]] witnessed its debut performance and later reflected that [[Richard Burbage]] was a good actor, but "rubbish at portraying old men crushed by the delicious uncertainties of life". | '''''King Lear''''' was a play by [[William Shakespeare]]. The [[First Doctor]] witnessed its debut performance and later reflected that [[Richard Burbage]] was a good actor, but "rubbish at portraying old men crushed by the delicious uncertainties of life". | ||
Revision as of 15:03, 29 June 2013
King Lear was a play by William Shakespeare. The First Doctor witnessed its debut performance and later reflected that Richard Burbage was a good actor, but "rubbish at portraying old men crushed by the delicious uncertainties of life".
When he was woken by James asking, "Now good sir, what are you?", the Doctor noted the irony and quoted the play, saying: "A poor man made tame to fortune's blows". (PROSE: Byzantium!)
Arthur wanted to use a quote from King Lear as his dying words. (PROSE: The Death of Me)
