King Lear – an Annotated Commentary with Footnotes and Discussion by Glen Forsch
Discover the hidden medical and historical subtext of Shakespeare’s King Lear that most educators miss. In this prologue, Glen Forsch introduces the concept of exegesis and “intentional fallacy,” showing how word etymology and historical “inside jokes” reveal a play deeply rooted in the 15th-century outbreak of the “French Disease” (Syphilis). We break down the historical caricatures behind the characters, including: King Lear as Charles VIII of France. The Duke of Albany as Bernard Stewart. Goneril as a literal reference to Gonorrhea. Oswald as medical professor Oswald Croll. Download the Prolog Annotated Commentary PDF for $1.
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