The Hamlet Podcast

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear.

Act IV Scene vii - We end Act IV with tears, forgiveness, and a little bit of German gossip.

Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear.

Act IV Scene vii - Lear wakes, and a poignant recognition scene ensues.

Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear.

Act IV Scene vii - Cordelia and the Doctor ponder Lear's condition, as he seems on the brink of waking.

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Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear.

Act IV Scene vii - At the French camp, Lear sleeps while Cordelia and Kent determine what to do next.

Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear.

Act IV Scene vi - We reach the end of Act 4 Scene 6, as Edgar deals with Oswald and his despairing but lucid father.

Written and presented by Conor Hanratty