... Jan Kott's essay 'King Lear or Endgame' inspired Brook's absurdist production. This absurdist view draws a distinction between the world of tragedy, where the suffering is real but also heroic, ennobling and therefore meaningful, and the world of the grotesque, where meaninglessness is the basis of the universe. Brook's interpretation of the play is in terms of Samuel Beckett's New Theatre, as a play devoid ... was seen possibly. This is very effective as it allows the audience to realise the struggle of Lear's sanity and chaos. A contrasting approach to 'King Lear' was the 1940 Lewis C...

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