The Representation of Anxiety as a Mental Disorder in The King's Speech
Absztrakt
The King’s Speech offers the audience an extraordinary opportunity to follow the journey of an influential man, who struggles with himself, feeling incapable of combating his fear; stuttering. King George VI, the monarch of the British Empire and the Commonwealth experienced several hardships day by day due to his overwhelming speech impediment. Albert’s constant stammer that had begun at his age of five, highly restricted him and kept him from effectively communicate with the public, which was an indispensable duty in his life. Through the film adaptation of his personal story, we learn that the devastated monarch permanently gave up the hope of ever finding a proper solution to his issue. Despite the unconditional help of his wife Elizabeth and the diverse medical examinations provided by specialists, no solution seemed to be efficient enough to reach some signs of improvement in the Duke of York’s case. Lionel George Logue, the self-taught speech therapist insisted on offering a helping hand to Bertie, asking for only equality, directness and self-belief in return.