"....The message of King Lear , and of Brokeback Mountain , is that we must all have our hearts broken. In some strange way, these profound works do not merely convey but also enact that message; they perform a homeopathic heartbreak that leaves us miraculously breathing, more deeply and richly than before...."
The full column here:
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ad546686-d6b1-11dc-b9f4-0000779fd2ac.html
