 Olivier seems to have thrown away technique this time — his is a <unk> pure Lear . In his final speech , over Cordelia 's lifeless body , he brings us so close to Lear 's <unk> that we can hardly bear to watch , because we have seen the last Shakespearean hero Laurence Olivier will ever play . But what a finale ! In this most sublime of plays , our greatest actor has given an <unk> performance . Perhaps it would be most appropriate to express simple gratitude . 
