Lear: “O Lear, Lear, Lear! / (strikes his head) Beat at this gate that let thy folly in / And thy dear judgment out!” A 1930 edition of the play (first performed in 1606) has turned up on eBay; its illustrations offer a vision you might not recognize from your high school English literature class. The drawings are by John Yunge-Bateman, who has clearly studied Aubrey Beardsley’s work. http://www.heavymetal.com/news/artwork/illustrated-king-lear-from-1930-is-horrifying-and-creepy/#!prettyPhoto