King LearMacmillan & Company, 1935 - 185 pages |
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Page xxi
... Lear's account , had just been saved from suicide and despair . From Lear's harsh greeting- " Ha ! Goneril , with a white beard ! " - we see that his obsession still tortures him ; but the bitterly true philosophy of some of his other ...
... Lear's account , had just been saved from suicide and despair . From Lear's harsh greeting- " Ha ! Goneril , with a white beard ! " - we see that his obsession still tortures him ; but the bitterly true philosophy of some of his other ...
Page xxiv
... Lear's presence , she is actively solicitous concerning him while she is absent in France . By means of spies she keeps herself informed of his fate , and , when he most needs her , she returns to redress his wrongs . In the tenderness ...
... Lear's presence , she is actively solicitous concerning him while she is absent in France . By means of spies she keeps herself informed of his fate , and , when he most needs her , she returns to redress his wrongs . In the tenderness ...
Page xxv
... Lear's service in disguise , falsifying his age in order to increase his chances of employment . Kent is " too old to learn " new allegiances . His rough honesty is thrown into striking contrast with the servility of Oswald in their two ...
... Lear's service in disguise , falsifying his age in order to increase his chances of employment . Kent is " too old to learn " new allegiances . His rough honesty is thrown into striking contrast with the servility of Oswald in their two ...
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