Welcome to The Play's the Thing, a podcast dedicated to an ongoing examination and celebration of Shakespeare's entire canon. In this episode, David, Tim, and Matt chat about act V of King Lear. Topics of conversation include whether the resolution to the play is cathartic, Lear's reunion with Cordelia, the problem of abrupt changes in the plots in Shakespeare's work, Edmund's final speech, Kent's final decision, and much more. If you have a question for next week's Q&A episode, you can post them on the Close Reads Facebook group or you can email them to David Kern at david@circeinstitute.com. If you like this podcast, subscribe, rate, review, and click here to sign up for the Close Reads email newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.