King Lear, Volume 5Penguin Group USA, Incorporated, 1963 - 306 pages King Lear, one of Shakespeare's darkest and most savage plays, tells the story of the foolish and Job-like Lear, who divides his kingdom, as he does his affections, according to vanity and whim. Lear's failure as a father engulfs himself and his world in turmoil and tragedy. |
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Page 122
... Arms , arms , sword , fire ! Corruption in the place ! ° False justicer , why hast thou let her ' scape ? Edgar . Bless thy five wits ! Kent . O pity ! Sir , where is the patience now That you so oft have boasted to retain ? Edgar ...
... Arms , arms , sword , fire ! Corruption in the place ! ° False justicer , why hast thou let her ' scape ? Edgar . Bless thy five wits ! Kent . O pity ! Sir , where is the patience now That you so oft have boasted to retain ? Edgar ...
Page 173
... arm may do thee justice : here is mine . Behold it is my privilege , The privilege of mine honors , My oath , and my profession . I protest , Maugreo thy strength , place , youth , and eminence , Despite thy victor sword and fire - new ...
... arm may do thee justice : here is mine . Behold it is my privilege , The privilege of mine honors , My oath , and my profession . I protest , Maugreo thy strength , place , youth , and eminence , Despite thy victor sword and fire - new ...
Page 259
... arms . Here is the clue to the scene ; this terrible concentra- tion upon the dead , and upon the unconquerable fact of death . This thing was Cordelia ; she was alive , she is dead . Here is human tragedy brought to its simplest terms ...
... arms . Here is the clue to the scene ; this terrible concentra- tion upon the dead , and upon the unconquerable fact of death . This thing was Cordelia ; she was alive , she is dead . Here is human tragedy brought to its simplest terms ...
Contents
PREFATORY REMARKS | vii |
INTRODUCTION | xxii |
TEXTUAL NOTE | 182 |
Copyright | |
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