What are the practicalities of staging the blinding of Gloucester? What happens when Gloucester’s eyes are left on stage after Act 3 scene 7?

This section is unlike other study guides. Designed to encourage students to think like actors and directors, it offers a wealth of information about the ways plays are staged at the RSC.

In ‘Chain of Being’ you’ll find a useful explanation of the Elizabethan view of Man's place in the universe. You'll also find a section on themes crammed with useful quotations and an essay on the subject of sight in King Lear.