Describe how Shakespeare’s own theatre was not devoted to realism, and how the play only returned to theatrical prominence when modern practitioners began to once again employ the theatrical conventions of the early modern period.

During the nineteenth century, King Lear was thought to be unfit for the stage. Discuss how this view derived from that era’s realistic expectations for theatrical representation. Describe how Shakespeare’s own theatre was not devoted to realism, and how the play only returned to theatrical prominence when modern practitioners began to once again employ the theatrical conventions of the early modern period.

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