Chris Perez

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[Chris Perez @chrisperezlit]

@gill_aplit I don't think it will be Kent or Edgar—I think there's still some story left for them. Probably Gloucester, Albany, or Cornwall, b/c as Layton hinted at, Edmund is going to try and seize power, and eliminating one of those two would allow him to do so. #laylit19

[Chris Perez @chrisperezlit]

@gracelit1 Seeing Edgar inherit the benefits of being thr rightful "heir", Edmund is so envious of the power he has. Meanwhile, Lear, having been ruler for years, is so complacent and blind to his power that he carelessly throws it away without considering the consequences #laylit19

[Chris Perez @chrisperezlit]

@gill_aplit I don't really think he'll go crazy, but it is possible. Rather, I think the persona will humble him and make him an even more better ruler than Edmund, because he can experience how life is for many who are not in his position. #laylit19

[Chris Perez @chrisperezlit]

@rajaslit I thought it was interesting having a King Lear set in the modern-day, but they cut a lot of lines, many of which are important to the development of the plot and characters. Without these lines, we're missing a lot of context behind the characters' actions #laylit19

[Chris Perez @chrisperezlit]

@HannaKi81468159 And already, Lear admits that it was wrong to treat Cordelia the way he did

[Chris Perez @chrisperezlit]

@HannaKi81468159 One similarity I can think of is how they can see what Lear is blind to. Even though they're both loyal to Lear, they both articulate what is wrong with him, and through this, I think they'll help him come to his senses #laylit19

[Chris Perez @chrisperezlit]

@reneelitkinzler @bellit_ruiter He literally tried to buy love from others, but when he made the prime motivation to love an inheritance (something to be gained), it only brought out fake love out of his two daughters. #laylit19

[Chris Perez @chrisperezlit]

@gracelit1 I don't know if it's tiring, maybe he really liked to write. But from reading his plays, I see why it may feel tiring to have to write a play. Like in Hamlet, he switches b/w prose and verse a lot throughout the play, esp. for Hamlet, and that must be a lot of work. #laylit19

[Chris Perez @chrisperezlit]

@BuzzoniTeresa I also liked how the actors only had the stage (and some props) to work with. Every single scene takes place on the stage, and so the performance is much more reliant on the acting, while we kind of have to imagine the setting ourselves. #laylit19

[Chris Perez @chrisperezlit]

@LitMeghan So far, the Fool has been very blunt and honest to Lear. Since Lear has had no one to challenge him as King, I think the Fool will be able to tell Lear what he needs to hear under the disguise of comedy. He will probably show that Lear is more of a "Fool" than he is. #laylit19

[Chris Perez @chrisperezlit]

@nikhildlit The power definately gets to their head after awhile. If I'm correct, Lear is supposed to be really old, and since he's had so much power for so long, he's forgotten what it's like not to have it. Makes his current situation so fitting. #laylit19

[Chris Perez @chrisperezlit]

@cindyliulit Cordelia because she was the most authentic out of all of them, and as France noted, she was steadfast in her stance despite Lear disowning her. It's probably likely that Cordelia will reappear later in the play. #laylit19

[Chris Perez @chrisperezlit]

@JanicheLit Yeah that confused me too. Lear might be going a little mad, like Hamlet, and that might be why he isn't making the wisest decisions. Maybe Lear is more of a fool that the Fool is. #laylit19

[Chris Perez @chrisperezlit]

@JanicheLit @amandaschimmel1 Even though this is the big danger of trying to translate poems, I see why Pardlo does it. When you translate word-by-word (or by phrase), you can see the multiple meanings a single word can take on. So while you can lose meaning in translation, you can also find meaning as well

[Chris Perez @chrisperezlit]

@amandaschimmel1 That surprised me. It's pretty cool, not only because there's a lot of great non-english works out there, but also because it's such an unconventional thing to do, and i think that willingness to be unconventional definitely helps when trying to write something "new" #laylit19

[Chris Perez @chrisperezlit]

@nooramanalalala I think it might because when a number of people are consuming some form of entertainment, there's always this danger of believing that the messages/undertones within that entertainment are popular or acceptable, even more so if it deals with a subject like race #laylit19

[Chris Perez @chrisperezlit]

@samhlit @BridgetEilers @elaineku19 I agree too. It was cool realizing that this guy who spoke to all of us actually wrote these poems, that this author was an actual real, physical person who exists. Hearing and seeing Pardlo speaking about his poems really made it more real, more human for me. #laylit19

[Chris Perez @chrisperezlit]

@LitMeghan I think cutting your writing down to the essentials is difficult to do. It really forces you to focus on what exactly the reader needs (and doesn't need) to read in order to understand your message. #laylit19

[Chris Perez @chrisperezlit]

@nicole_littttt Even though this poem was personal for the author, I feel drawn to the phrase "rage, rage against the dying of the light". I loved how Thomas wove those two lines throughout the poem, turning it into a message that unifies the wise/good/wild/grave men of the world, and his father

[Chris Perez @chrisperezlit]

@nicole_littttt I really like "Do not go gentle into that good night" by Dylan Thomas. It a beautiful poem and it's kind of calming to me.
https://t.co/VcTZh7Ywex #laylit19