Bear with me. Some things may seem ridiculous like the king, but it's my take on King Lear. Sparknotes' No Fear King Lear inspired me to do so.
Hope you enjoy this,
Keeper
-----King Lear-----Harry Potter Style-----
In an old Scottish castle in the not so distant lived a king and his three sons. In his old age the king knew his power was weakening and thus had decided to divide his kingdom in three on his youngest son's birthday.
(Persons Represented)
Harry Potter
Lear, King of Britain.
Oliver Wood
King of France.
Viktor Krum
Duke of Burgundy.
Cho Chang
Duke of Cornwall.
Katie Bell
Duke of Albany.
Sirius Black
Earl of Kent.
Remus Lupin
Earl of Gloucester
Susan Bones
Edgar, Son to Gloucester
Hermione Granger
Edmund, Bastard Son to Gloucester
Ron Weasley
Fool.
Terrance Higgs
Oswald, steward to Goneril.
Marcus Flint
Goneril, daughter to Lear.
Roger Davies
Regan, daughter to Lear.
Cedric Diggory
Cordelia, daughter to Lear.
----- King Lear-----Harry Potter Style-----
(Hogwarts Entry Hall)
"Padfoot, did you hear? Our dear old friend is dividing up the kingdom!"
"Moony, are you joking? He would never do that. After all of these years, I would never have thought he would do that.
(trumpets)
"Moony, we must hurry. The king is approaching."
(End Scene)