King LearLongmans, 1907 - 152 pages |
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Page xiii
... fool . The solicitations of Kent , however , induce the king to take shelter in a hovel , where , broken down by his afflictions , he becomes insane . While in the hovel Lear is joined by Edgar , who masquerades as a lunatic in order to ...
... fool . The solicitations of Kent , however , induce the king to take shelter in a hovel , where , broken down by his afflictions , he becomes insane . While in the hovel Lear is joined by Edgar , who masquerades as a lunatic in order to ...
Page xvi
... this heart Shall break into a hundred thousand flaws , Or e'er I'll weep . O fool , I shall go mad ! So after having passed through the different phases of insanity we find him at last " a very foolish xvi INTRODUCTION .
... this heart Shall break into a hundred thousand flaws , Or e'er I'll weep . O fool , I shall go mad ! So after having passed through the different phases of insanity we find him at last " a very foolish xvi INTRODUCTION .
Page xx
... and nerveless to endure adversity , Cornwall shows himself a cruel savage , and Kent a loyal devoted subject whose good advice Lear would have done well to heed . ( f ) The Fool . - The last character XX INTRODUCTION .
... and nerveless to endure adversity , Cornwall shows himself a cruel savage , and Kent a loyal devoted subject whose good advice Lear would have done well to heed . ( f ) The Fool . - The last character XX INTRODUCTION .
Page xxi
... Fool of Lear would be sure to be . In this case the Fool is one only in name , for his remarks are full of tact and are inspired with the good intention of preventing his master from foolish actions by reiterating their almost certain ...
... Fool of Lear would be sure to be . In this case the Fool is one only in name , for his remarks are full of tact and are inspired with the good intention of preventing his master from foolish actions by reiterating their almost certain ...
Page xxvi
... fools . Equally characteristic of the Elizabethan language is the love of emphasis , which we find displayed in the use not only of double negatives ( e.g. , iv . 7 , 67 , and v . 3 , 293 ) , but also of double comparatives and ...
... fools . Equally characteristic of the Elizabethan language is the love of emphasis , which we find displayed in the use not only of double negatives ( e.g. , iv . 7 , 67 , and v . 3 , 293 ) , but also of double comparatives and ...
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