ABSTRACT
This chapter illustrates how a resource can be used as a tool in teaching many parts of the curriculum. Cinematic imagery is used at the beginning of the film to try to convey what the patient is experiencing, with deliberate fuzziness and incomplete frames. Events being drawn from the patient's memory are interspersed with the live happenings. It is necessary for the observer or reader to make sense of all of this and understand the whole, seeing where each bit fits in and has influence on the present. A patient's illness and dilemma affects their relationships with their family and friends, and this often involves medical staff who may have to help and advice. The chapter describes a theatre visit with general practitioner to see King Lear by Shakespeare, which again demonstrates the relevance of drama in the medical education.
