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King Lear – Everyone Dies! – GI 25 125

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5 November 2025 @ 10:00 am - 12:30 pm GMT

Tutor: Carol Perrett, BA (Hons), MA

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Date: 5 November 2025
Time:
10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Length of Course:
2 Wednesdays
Reference Code:
GI 25 125
Location:
Ward Street
Guildford, Surrey GU1 4LH

Overview

King Lear – probably the most powerful of Shakespeare’s tragedies – is a play that shows the audience emotional and violent scenes. Come along to study the play’s themes, the language and the drama.  It will be cathartic!

Please bring along a copy of the play. It would also help if you can watch/read the play before the course.

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James Barry, King Lear Weeping over the Dead Body of Cordelia, c.1786.

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