Will In The World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare PB script binders Alex Hassell plays the King

Alex Hassell plays the King having previously taken the role of Prince Hal in Henry IV Parts I and II

Series 1 episodes are: 'Star-Crossed Lovers'

Patrick Magee gives a tour de force performance as the elderly king who descends into madness after disposing of his estate between his treacherous  daughters Regan and Goneril

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Will In The World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare PB script binders Alex Hassell plays the KingWilliam Shakespeare: A Very Short IntroductionStephen Greenblatt (Author) Looking at his early life and education, Wells explores Shakespeare's social and intellectual background and the literary traditions on which Shakespeare drew. Examining the theatres and theatrical profession of the time, he also considers how Shakespeare experienced this world, both as an actor and as a writer. Examining Shakespeare's narrative poems, sonnets, and all of his