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Notes on Cosi, King Lear and Frontline
These are notes from a speech by Louis Nowra on Cosi, and another dude, plus some notes
on a speech by John Bell on King Lear, and Tom Gleisner on frontline.
Louis Nowra on Cosi
Everyone goes mad in their own particular way. The actors performing Cosi have to go mad in their
own individual way. Nowra thinks madness is too generalised, and it is based on each individuals past
and experiences etc.
At the end, he is no longer afraid of madness. Lewis is thoroughly transformed by the patients. Nowra
uses a mixture of laughter and madness, which is a volatile mixture. We usually see madness as dark
and scary, so we can keep it in a corner and ignore it. When he adds humour to it, then we begin to be
able to relate to it, they share similar emotions. Scary.
Lewis has to face various hurdles throughout the play. He suffers from a lack of gumption at first. His
major hurdle is Henry. Lewis realises that he has got to get Henry to stay. Through...