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Actors Performance in the Play King Lear
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Actors Performance in the Play King Lear
Introduction
Shakespeare’s play King Lear, which was written in the 17th century, is about a royal family which violates their bonds in the name of authority and order. The play also highlights the battle for supremacy as the fundamental cause of conflict. In the play, the King is betrayed by his two daughters. Even though Lear comes to repent for what he had done and reunites with his daughter Cordelia, almost all the characters lose their lives at the end. The post-Medieval era’s catastrophic occurrences are seen through the lenses of envy, mistrust, and deception. This paper discusses Laurence Olivier as King Lear, Anna Calder-Marshall as Cordelia and John Hurt as the fool. It outlines the verbal and physical decisions the actors made throughout the play by demonstrating the clarity, rationality, and contentment of their decisions.
Laurence Olivier as King Lear
Olivier’s performance in the play led him to winning several awards. It was however his last performance of Shakespeare’s plays. He was 75 years old when he took up the demanding role but that did not stop him from performing tremendously. In the play, Olivier’s character was that of an ancient British king named King Lear. Everyone remained submissive to his commands during his tenure but when he transferred his authority to his two female offspring, Goneril and Regan, the situation, and changes for the worst.
Despite being older, Olivier’s vocal acting abilities were unimpaired. As he makes his first appearance in the play, he is dressed as a king with a white beard and white hair, having an image similar to that of God (Shakespeare 00:03:47-00:04:04). His skill due to experience and age fit the king’s character perfectly. He plays more intelligently, if not harder, like a seasoned athlete. Olivier’s Lear is a masterpiece of nuance, distracting yet pointless, empathetic and apprehensive. He is crazy when we see him after the storm, still has the ability to trap and skin a rabbit thanks to his kinesthetic memory (Shakespear, 01:09:51- 01:13:52). Then, when his vocal performance appears to have peaked, his aging body takes control. Once in Cordelia’s care, they shave off his beard, which makes him appear older visually. The viewers were left feeling both sympathetic and amazed that he could still carry Cordelia’s dead body using his old body (Shakespeare, 02:30:47- 02:35:20). Lear finally admits his shortcomings, saying, “When we are born, we grieve that we have come to this big stage of fools.” However, his revelation does not prevent him from becoming insane or dying.
Anna Calder-Marshall as Cordelia
Anna plays the part of the youngest daughter of King Lear, Cordelia. Shakespeare uses Cordelia as an illustration of kindness and morality. She declines to flatter her father during the ceremonial of relinquishing authority as the daughter of a King (Shakespeare, 00:06:19- 00:09:38). Despite the harsh treatment, Cordelia stays devoted to her father even after the monarch abdicates her royal rank. When King Lear decides to divide the land amongst his three daughters, Anna’s Cordelia is seen to question and pity herself since she knows that she cannot express her love for her father through words (Shakespeare, 00:03:41- 00:06:19). Even when Kent pleads on her behalf she does not utter a single word but watches as her father’s anger range into frustration. She was her father’s favorite daughter and the fact that she could not flatter him was ununderstandable to King Lear. The king of France soon comes and leaves with Cordelia.
Cordelia is not seen in the play again up until her soldiers rescue King Lear (Shakespear, 01:57:47- 02:01:29). Lear is taken to Cordelia’s camp where he begs for forgiveness. Anna Calder-Marshall brings out Cordelia’s kind, merciful and forgiving character as she kisses her father’s hands and face in his sleep. She weeps speaking of the betrayal and hardship her sisters put her father through. It is evident that she does not look back to when her father disowned her. Anna’s Cordelia shows much more commitment to her father because she listens intently as he speaks when they are at the verge of being put in prison (Shakespeare, 02:13:50- 02:14:11). Their father-daughter relationship is very evident as Lear speaks of how he does not mind being imprisoned with her. It was easier for Olivier to carry Anna portraying how Lear carried Cordelia’s dead body since Anna’s body was light and Olivier was old (Shakespeare, 02:30:47- 02:35:20) . Incase Anna weighed more I doubt Olivier would have been able to carry her and bring out that scene as perfectly as he did.
John Hurt as the Fool
John Hurt was a renowned English actor who focused in his career for over sixty years. He performed in many films with diverse roles. In this version of King Lear, he was the King’s fool. His performance only lasted for one scene. John Hurt brought out the fool’s character very well. His hair was not combed or well kept and his clothing had no nobility in them (Shakespeare, 00:40:39- 00:43:36). As much as his appearance was not pleasing, the king spoke to him like he would an adviser. The Fool appears to be more intelligent than the monarch, and their interactions are heartwarming, compassionate, and occasionally amazing. John Hurt’s voice as he plays the fool is almost that of a child who speaks his thoughts without being concerned of the consequences (Shakespeare, 00:40:39- 00:43:36). He makes King Lear identify his mistake in dividing his kingdom living him with nothing and also how wrong it was to disown Cordelia.
Conclusion
Through their performances, John Hurt, Anna Calder-Marshall, and Laurence Olivier help the audience better comprehend the characters. The decisions they make and the developments that take place as the play progresses reflect their characters well. The characters that the viewers see each have various motivations for carrying out their roles and are all intimately affected by its outcomes. This essay has shown how actor analysis may support and develop performance and performance theory. It also outlines how an actor’s comprehension of the play and its character types can widen and contribute to viewers understanding of it. In the end, the play is elaborated upon and given criticism in equal measure.
Works Cited
KING LEAR – Laurence Olivier and John Hurt – 1983 – TV – Remastered – 4K. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pdn07wgUrno
CASE STUDY 3 DESIGNING
CASE STUDY 3: DESIGNING WORK
For this memo, you will be analyzing a case and providing recommendations based on your analysis. Use the guidelines in Chapters 1 – 5 of your book to help form your recommendation and develop your plans.
You are the HR Manager for a large non-profit hospital in Nashville, TN. The hospital was formed following a merger by two smaller hospitals is currently divided into 10 different organizational units (5 that existed under hospital A and 5 that existed under hospital B). Patients receive care in all different areas of the hospital, so their care needs to be coordinated across these units. However, the existing technology does not connect medical records across these units and the hospital staff do not work well with people outside of their organizational unit.
Now that the merger is complete, the hospital needs to develop a new strategic intent and goals. Based off of the new strategic intent and goals, the hospital then needs to adjust its organizational design and effectiveness outcomes to fit these changes.
ISSUES TO ADDRESS IN YOUR CASE STUDY:
For this memo, answer the following questions. Note: you should start your memo by clearly identifying your recommendation.
Based on your analysis, make a recommendation regarding the new strategic intent for the hospital.
What is the new strategic intent and what are the goals for the hospital?
For each, explain why you have selected this strategic intent or goal (hint: your answer should be based on an assessment of the external and internal environment).
What are the structural dimensions of organizational design for this hospital?
Explain the structural dimensions of the hospital: formalization, specialization, hierarchy of authority, complexity, and centralization.
For each structural dimension, explain why you have made this selection.
Based on your answers to the questions above, which effectiveness approaches do you think the hospital should use?
Explain why you have made this selection.
Explain the positives and negatives associated with this selection.
Based on your answers to the questions above, which organization structure should the hospital adopt?
Explain why you have made this selection.
Explain the positives and negatives associated with this selection.
MEMO ASSIGNMENT:
Prepare a 3-5 page, single-spaced memo that answers the questions above. The formatting should be as follows:
Length: 3-5 page
Single-spaced
Times New Roman, 12 point font
1 inch margins
Include page numbers on each page
Make sure your name is on the first page of the memo
No cover pages or fancy report covers needed
Your recommendations should be formatted as a memo, following the guidelines presented in class lectures. Major section headings should be formatted with bold lettering, left justified, and ended with a period. Sample memos and the lecture slides on memo writing are posted on eLearn.
Movie Analysis Bates Motel Analysis
MOVIE ANALYSIS
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Bates Motel Analysis: Season Two
Episode three
In episode three, the story line revolved around unexpected turn of events, the characters are Norman, Christine Heldens, George, Nick, and Emma and the setting of the story is in the community set up. In this episode, Norman is disappointed to learn that she was not involved in the community play and that makes her to make new friend with Christine for companion. Christine invites Norman to a party and introduced her to new friends (Weigand, 2013). With the death of Bradley in their mind, Emma organizes a memorial at the beach; however, things do not go as planned as Caleb appears unannounced hence shattering Norman’s dreams.
Episode four
The story line is about denial and emotional and the setting is in the motel. The characters in the play are Dylan, Caleb, Norman Sheriff Romeo, Emma, and Zane. Dylan gets drunk after the revelation that Caleb is not his father; he further confronts Norma who admits that she never told anyone about the secrets of his parental status. The ever outrageous Norman goes to acting out as his mother and visits Caleb as these unfolds , Emma wakes up in the morning to find out that she slept with the boy she met in the beach party (Bellour & Penley, 2014). The events in this episode show how Dylan gets disillusioned in life in realizing that Caleb is not his father. It also gives as a picture of how careless people are when Emma slept with a boy she met in the beach party.
Episode five
The theme of the story is secrecy and the characters are Dylan, Zane Cody, and Norman. The typical setting is within the family set up. In this episode, Norma trust Cody with the family secrets and want Cody to keep them by himself at the same time, Dylan finds himself in trouble as he fights for his life that was engineered by Zane drug war. The turn of events makes Norman to have a deal with a strange mysterious man to help stop the bypass as Norman faces some of his childhood demons (Weigand, 2013). This story reveals hidden secrets that Norman has been keeping and his bad behaviour during his childhood has come to haunt him. The story can clearly tell the character traits of Norman as a wicked person through the haunting by the demons.
Episode six
The theme of the episode is plunge and the characters involved are Norman, Cody, Emma, and Dylan. The setting of the play is in the business sectors or firm as can be seen by the employment scenario. In this case, Norman works tirelessly to get appointed to the council and this makes him to look for the driving licenses to enable him get the position. At the same time, Norman has to deal with the incident concerning Emma and Cody situation at work. The scene ends when Dylan gets to know his boss. The scene depicts frustrations within the society as can be seen on how Norman is frustrated and tries to make life easy though it does not work for him. It further tells how the employers are too bossy to know their staff that comes out when Dylan gets to know his boss after long time (Bellour & Penley, 2014).
Episode seven
The theme of the episode is revenge as the characters are presumed to be innocent though in the real case it is not. The characters involved are; Norman, Zane, Miss Watson, Romero, Dylan, and Cody. Norman questions himself about his faith and tries to get the motives behind his miseries (Bellour & Penley, 2014). At the same time, Zane is burning with revenge and is eager to do anything to threaten Dylan for the death of Miss Watson, however, Romero presents new evidence that may change the course of the case of Miss Watson’s murder and breaks the friendship of Cody and Norman. This episode brings about betrayal of characters in the scene and how it is hard to trust a friend. The evaluation of the scene is that you cannot fully trust a friend, however close you have been and that the best person who knows your secrets is your best friends.
Episode eight
The story line in episode eight is looking for truth and the characters presents are; Romero, Dylan, and Norman. The setting is in the family set-up. Romero is busy digging for the truth regarding Miss Watson murder and at the same time, the war between the drug families presents Dylan with a hard choice to make. Norman is forced to push Dylan away so as to get the truth he is looking for. The story reveals how it is hard to get the truth of any matter in the society since there are many obstacle in the way that want to conceal secretes like Dylan did when Norman was looking for the murderer of Miss Watson (Bellour & Penley, 2014).
Episode nine
The story line in this episode is about betrayal and death. The characters involved are; Norman, Nick Ford, Zane, Dylan, Romero, and Declan and the setting are in a home set-up. Zane returns home in the morning and finds Norma still sleeping; she gets a call from Nick who wants Norman dead, Norman is kept in a metal box in the middle of nowhere that makes him recall the events of Miss Watson death. The story reveals how Norman was involved in Miss Watson’s death and how Norman had hidden such secretes to himself (Weigand, 2013).
Episode ten
The theme is rescue operation and the characters involved are; Norman, Zane, Dylan and Romero while the setting is in Norman’s home. In this scene, Norman is being rescued by Dylan and his friends that take Norman back to his mother where Norman reveals the murderer of Miss Watson of which he was the one involved (Bellour & Penley, 2014). Romero finds it hard to trust Norman and thereby she is forced to keep him at bay. The revelation of the story reveals how wicked Norman was and also how secretive he was to the extent of going to his grave with those secretes. .
References
Bellour, R., & Penley, C. (2014). The Analysis of Film. Bloomington [u.a.: Indiana Univ. Press.
Weigand, D. (2013). ‘Bates Motel’ Review: Norman’s ‘Psycho’ path. HYPERLINK “http://www.sfgate.com/tv/article/Bates-Motel-review-Norman-s-Psycho-path-4355457.php#next” http://www.sfgate.com/tv/article/Bates-Motel-review-Norman-s-Psycho-path-4355457.php#next