Mr. Magorium:

"When King Lear dies in Act V, do you know what Shakespeare has written? He's written "He dies." That's all, nothing more. No fanfare, no metaphor, no brilliant final words. The culmination of the most influential work of dramatic literature is "He dies." It takes Shakespeare, a genius, to come up with "He dies." And yet every time I read those two words, I find myself overwhelmed with dysphoria. And I know it's only natural to be sad, but not because of the words "He dies." but because of the life we saw prior to the words."...

This is a pivotal scene in the fantastic(I love toys all too much) movie "Mr. Magorium's wonder Emporium." Mr. Magorium goes on to tell his predecessor in managing the store, that when he goes, she should turn the page, continue reading, and let the next story begin. He also tells her that when people ask what happened or became of him, she relates his life in the same way Shakespeare did for Lear, and then end it simply and modestly with "He died."

In the end of the play, we are left with a gloomy and unjust ending. Where all the villains die, so do all those characters regarded as good. This again urges the question, does justice exist? The characters lives and then ultimately deaths, may be to depict that regardless of virtues, attributes, or age, death comes to all and that despair is imminent. But at the same time, Lear's death brings end to grief and madness as he "hath endured so long," as Kent says in the end.

So this is it. All has been said. Shakespeare lived on again through another college course dedicated to him. Did he blow me away with his eloquence, character depth, and all-around genius? Maybe a bit. Still, I'd Choose Bill Watterson to take me through the theories and philosophies of life through Calvin&Hobbes (favorite read ever) before I pick up another lengthy dramatical piece. And, personally, I think the guy would have a hard time finding friends in class with his flashy ways and showboating language. But maybe he'd woo the ladies just as his characters did. I mean they say the man is a legend, a mecca for flourished authors, the holy grail for literature, a shrine for education.

and in the end, he died.