Aging Shakespearean actor-manager leading a wartime touring company. Known for bombastic performances and grand gestures. Suffers from rapidly fading mental faculties and confusion. Dies shortly after delivering a triumphant performance of King Lear, ungrateful of his dresser's decades of devotion.
A marital relationship intertwined with their professional partnership in the theatre company.
A decades-long professional bond where Norman handles all logistical and personal care for the aging actor.
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