storms are a metaphor for chaos and anarchy in britain and lear's mind
the worse the storms outside, the clearer his mind

slave/king
inversion of wiseman/fool
bastard -> earl of gloucester
tragedies: king's mind goes, children are traitorous, good children shunned, inversion, kingdom is falling, old man blinded for helping someone

watched a little bit of king lear, the play
it was very dark....brightness wise