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A vocabulary of 24 hand gestures (keyed to letters of the alphabet) linked to various rhetorical modes.

Clip of televised production of King Lear by the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Video clip of a portion ofAct 1 Scene 1 (the "partition scene") fromKing Lear.For more information about cast and production credits, see IMDb.

Video clip of Act 1 Scene 1 (the "partition scene") from King Lear.For more information about cast and production credits, see IMDb.

Film of 1974 Shakespeare in the Park performance of King Lear, including an introduction by Hal Holbrook and footage of the audience and actors before the performance begins.For more information about cast and production credits, see IMDb.

PBS' site about the background sources of King Lear, referring to the relevant portion of Geoffrey of Monmouth's history of Lear.

The first page of MS. Bodl. 514, fols.1-36, a late 12th-century English manuscript of Geoffrey of Monmouth Gesta regum Britanniae.

This is the only film adaptation of Christopher Marlowe's The Jew of Malta: an inspiration for Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice and many other plays.http://jewofmalta.comFor more information about cast and production credits see IMDB.

An unknown conspirator meets with Queen Elizabeth's physician (Lopez) to plan to poison her. "What will you give?" In the stark background stands the Tower of London and the gallows, the destined end of traitors. Engraving from Carlton'sA Thankful…

Video clip of Act 1 Scene 1 (the "partition scene") from King Lear. Amateur production by Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) Open Stages.For further information see RSC.