King Lear. Richard III

“Only that which is empty within makes a sound,” “Half the kingdom for a horse!”—ever-relevant quotes by Shakespeare from the brilliant tragedies included in this collection. Tragedies that never leave the theater stage and are filmed again and again. “King Lear” is about the unfortunate insane ruler of ancient Wessex, who divided his kingdom between two ungrateful daughters, banished the third for her inability to flatter hypocritically, and later bitterly regretted his rash decisions. “Richard III” is about a cruel usurper. He hungers for power and sweeps everything aside in his quest for the English crown… But under Shakespeare’s pen, he turns into one of the most charismatic villains in the history of world literature. Two doomed kings. Two English legends.