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

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.

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

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

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

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

Glynne Wickham's description of Salisbury Court, a late seventeenth-century playhouse.

Samuel Reddish in the character of Postumus, in chains. Dejected soldiers stand at his left. In the background, a battle-ground with tents is seen.

Playbill for May 1779 performance of Cymbeline starring Samuel Reddish as Posthumus. Playbill is printed in alternating lines of red and black ink.

Macbeth and Banquo, mounted on horseback, encounter the three witches.