King Lear + Judeo Christian Beliefs

I believe our class discussion comparing the text to the movie was exceedingly helpful for me because I was not a big fan of this play when I first read it a year ago. I particularly was intrigued by the comments on how Shakespeare's play had a Judeo-Christian element to it. Like I stated before, I have a difficult time analyzing Shakespeare from a world viewpoint, so the class discussion really enlightened me to Shakespeare's key focus on the material world. It would have taken me longer to determine such an analysis namely because of my own personal reaction toward the text. However, when we broke up into small groups to discuss this particular issue thoroughly I found that many of the elements of King Lear can be considered Biblical. I for one am not religious, so I do not have the necessary background to make such a Christian analysis of Shakespeare. Even though I have always meant to read the Bible in order to become a better critic, I believe such personal effort on my part may not be possible. As a result, I am grateful for the aid my peers gave me with their interpretation of the text. I, unfortunately, will most likely analyze Shakespeare from a Marxian perspective in the future. Even though Marx is not a Biblical analysis I believe it provides a similar interpretation to the material world. Plus, I know Marx. I don't think I will ever know the Bible.