"You see me here, you gods, a poor old man,
As full of grief as age; wretched in both!"
("King Lear," Act 2, Scene 4)
'King Lear" is often seen as a rite of passage for actors, one of the ultimate roles to conquer and a grueling meditation on battles fought and lost.
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