In the final act, before hanging himself in despair over the loss of his beloved youngest daughter, Lear moves the audience to a standing ovation with his disconsolate soliloquy on the state of human affairs.
而當最後一幕，李爾王因痛失至愛的小女兒而黯然上吊，走向死亡前，他面對世間種種感觸的落寞獨白，更激起全體觀眾起立鼓掌。