Question

King Lear was written by Ganpatrao Belvalkar.
A) True
B) False

Answer 1

Hint: The tragedy King Lear is a five-act play. The majority of Elizabethan theatre follows a five-act format, which leads to action divisions. King Lear relinquishes his control and lands to two of his daughters in the novel. He becomes destitute and psychotic, as well as a target of political manoeuvring.

Complete answer:
One of William Shakespeare's most well-known tragedies is King Lear. It was based on a legend of the Leir of Britain, a pre-Roman Celtic king from folklore, and was thought to have been written between 1605 and 1606. Shakespeare's King Lear wonderfully portrays the main character's senility and increases madness when he divides his realm into parts for his daughter's dependents on their false declarations.

Natsamrat tells the storey of Ganpat Ramchandra Belvalkar, a well-known Shakespearean actor who retired from the stage after being named 'King of Theatre - Natsamrat.' He makes every effort to be a good father, but his wife and children believe he has introduced theatre into their household. Ganpat Rao had appeared in Shakespeare's tragedies Othello, Julius Caesar, and other tragic plays, but he couldn't see a connection between his own life and that of King Lear. Dr Shri Ram Lagoo was the first actor to portray the role in 1970.

Hence, the statement is false. So, the correct option is B) False.

Note: King Lear depicts a desolate existence devoid of significance. Lear starts the play with high ideals of righteousness, social order, and kingship, but his values are shattered by his experiences. Lear eventually comes to believe that law, order, and kingship are just euphemisms for raw, barbaric force.