When King Lear dies in Act V, do you know what Shakespeare has
written? He’s written “He dies.” That’s
all, nothing more. No fanfare, no metaphor, no brilliant final
words. The culmination of the most influential work of dramatic
literature is “He dies.” It takes Shakespeare, a
genius, to come up with “He dies.” And yet every time
I read those two words, I find myself overwhelmed with dysphoria.
And I know it’s only natural to be sad, but not because of
the words “He dies.” but because of the life we saw
prior to the words.
He Dies.
