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'''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". | ||
When he was woken by [[James (Byzantium!)|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". ([[ | When he was woken by [[James (Byzantium!)|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!]]'') | ||
[[Category:Plays from the real world]] | [[Category:Plays from the real world]] | ||
