King LearMacmillan & Company, 1935 - 185 pages |
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Page 138
... allusion to the three suits of clothes a year which seem to have been allowed to servants . 1. 17. Hundred - pound : possessing no more than £ 100 . This was the lowest property qualification that admitted a man to serve on the jury ...
... allusion to the three suits of clothes a year which seem to have been allowed to servants . 1. 17. Hundred - pound : possessing no more than £ 100 . This was the lowest property qualification that admitted a man to serve on the jury ...
Page 139
... allusion to the old belief that the halcyon , or kingfisher , if suspended , would point with its beak to the direction from which the wind was blowing . Every gale and vary : every varying gale ; a hendiadys . 1. 79. Epileptic ...
... allusion to the old belief that the halcyon , or kingfisher , if suspended , would point with its beak to the direction from which the wind was blowing . Every gale and vary : every varying gale ; a hendiadys . 1. 79. Epileptic ...
Page 152
... allusion to James I.'s accession to the crown of Great Britain in 1603. On the other hand , the line in " Child Rowland and Burd Ellen " reads Christian ; the change of this to British would be imperative , if Shakespeare had this ...
... allusion to James I.'s accession to the crown of Great Britain in 1603. On the other hand , the line in " Child Rowland and Burd Ellen " reads Christian ; the change of this to British would be imperative , if Shakespeare had this ...
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Alack Albany allusion anger bear Burgundy character Child Rowland Cordelia Corn Cornwall daughters dear death Dost thou doth Dover duke Duke of Albany Duke of Cornwall Earl of Gloucester Edited by GUY Edmund effects Enter EDGAR Exeunt Exit eyes F. S. BOAS father follow Fool fortune foul fiend France Gent Gentleman give Glou Gloucester's castle gods Goneril and Regan grace grief GUY BOAS hath hear heart heaven hendiadys hither honour hovel I'ld JULIUS CÆSAR Kent King Lear knave lady Lear's letter lord madam master means nature night noble nuncle Oswald P. H. B. LYON pity play plot poor pray Prithee Quarto Scene servant Shakespeare sirrah sister speak speech stage stand storm sub-plot sword tell thee there's thine thing THOMAS HARDY thou art traitor trumpet villain wits words ΙΟ وو