| | King Lear was painful.
So painful that I sat trying not to sniff through my nose and was breathing for the second Act through my mouth...out of fear that i might distract the people around me. I saw not Sir Ian Mckellen or William Gaunt or Jonathan Hyde or any of the cast that night. I had eyes only for King Lear, Earl of Gloucester, Goneril, Regan, Sir Kent and the whole story of a fanciful and witty King, both honoured and loved, lose his sanity through the folly of his own pride and fear.
Maybe it was a combination of things...personal and impersonal that resulted in King Lear impacting me so. One of the greatest tragedies, with the truthful messages embedded like bitter pills made to be swallowed with ample amount of tears and distress.
How many times I have seen people around me disappear like King Lear, driven away by situations, circumstances and self reproach? Or even illness? While in Sg, my aunt fell sick, last stage of cancer and the medication had a side effect that shook me when i saw it take effect. When I visited her and hugged her goodbye, she was my Aunt. When i returned that night, called to the hospital by frantic calls, I met just a woman who could not recognize or even speak to me. I felt that i hugged my Aunt for the last time that afternoon...and after that, I saw I know not who.
'It stinks! It is the smell of mortality.' How that sentence affected me. I came home wondering about many of the messages from King Lear and by looking at the things that have been happening lately...I saw so many similarities that I felt chilled. And maybe due to those thoughts and feelings and all that I face now, I based my decision upon them.
The trip to Sg was long awaited and even if i did not feel completely refreshed, I felt properly adjusted for a few days. Thank you to all my friends and family who made things so wonderful and comfortable. And 3 cheers to the welcome of baby Hanna Heng (my new niece).
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| | Posted 7/23/2007 10:33 AM - 54 Views - 2 eProps - 1 Comment
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