What Is The Mood Of King Lear Act 1 Scene 4

Scene 4:
This will be the longest darkness the audience should experience, as the crew moves everything into place. There should be sounds of shouting and of Kent yelling at the Lear and the fool to follow him. As the stage is finished setting up, the lighting should be turned on but to a minimum, so that only the silhouettes of the actors are visible. As the actors approach the center stage the central stage light is turned on. As Kent speaks line 3, the middle main light should cast more light onto the stage, however all other lights should still be dark as to keep the edges of the stage in permeant darkness. After the fool enters the hovel the sounds should become more aggressive and lighting flashes should also become more prevalent.

The fools tone should still remain somewhat cheerful but should as well display an inner trauma. Edgar should have a underlying tone of saddens, as well as acceptance and surprise. He should feel resentment form being sent into exile but as well should have an uncanny level of compassion towards the King. After Gloucester’s entrance, Edgar should move into a more cautious state but as well show a form of forgiveness towards his father. Gloucester should have a very concerned and cautious tone throughout the entire scene. He should as well act towards the king not like a servant but as a friend. Lear goes through multiple shifts in character through the scene. At the start of the scene acts should act as a madman, rumbling and randomly shouting phrases. He should also get fixated on the idea of loss. As the scene reach a climax on line 34 with Lear ripping of his shirt, Lear should be screaming but as well be on the verge of complete collapse. As Edgar emerges Lear completely drops the screaming and mad tones, and is completely fixated on loss. When he speaks to Edgar he shows genuine concern and his tone should be that of a caring father. After hearing what happened to Edmund Lear gets enraged at line 99. Lear feels that the gods have abandoned everything and let complete evil rule the world. This leads to him screaming at the top of

Each act has many small changes in how actors should maneuver around the stage such as form which entrance they should enter or leave. However each scene has at least one key event which determines how the act must be played out.
Scene 1:
Kent during line 18 stretches his hand out to the gentleman and grabs him by the hands. This is meant not as threating gesture but a plea for help from Kent. He pulls back his hands a few moments later.
Scene 2:
At the start of line 25 as the Fool singings his song he moves his way towards the right wall. As the lights go out for a moment the fool positions the wall for the next scene while still singing his merry tune.
Lear while saying line 49 should raise his head and fists towards the sky. This action is repeated again in line 59.
As Fool gives his speech at the end of the scene he should move towards the crowd and take on a more serious tone instead of his usual funny one. Then the fool should repeat the line 95 3 times over each time in a more cheerful singing voice as he leaves the stage.
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