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 51
... Stand in the plague of custom , and permit The curiosity of nations to deprive me , For that I am some twelve or fourteen moonshines 297 of his time period of his life up to now 299-300 long - ingrafted im- planted for a long time 300 ...
... Stand in the plague of custom , and permit The curiosity of nations to deprive me , For that I am some twelve or fourteen moonshines 297 of his time period of his life up to now 299-300 long - ingrafted im- planted for a long time 300 ...
Page 83
... Stand , rogue ! Stand , you neat slave ! Strike ! [ Beating him ] Oswald . Help , ho ! Murder , murder ! Enter Edmund , with his rapier drawn , Cornwall , Regan , Gloucester , Servants . Edmund . How now ? What's the matter ? Part ...
... Stand , rogue ! Stand , you neat slave ! Strike ! [ Beating him ] Oswald . Help , ho ! Murder , murder ! Enter Edmund , with his rapier drawn , Cornwall , Regan , Gloucester , Servants . Edmund . How now ? What's the matter ? Part ...
Page 124
... Stand in assured loss . Take up , take up , And follow me , that will to some provision ° Give thee quick conduct . ° Kent . Oppressèd nature sleeps . This rest might yet have balmed thy broken sinews , ° Which , if convenience will not ...
... Stand in assured loss . Take up , take up , And follow me , that will to some provision ° Give thee quick conduct . ° Kent . Oppressèd nature sleeps . This rest might yet have balmed thy broken sinews , ° Which , if convenience will not ...
Contents
PREFATORY REMARKS | vii |
INTRODUCTION | xxii |
TEXTUAL NOTE | 182 |
Copyright | |
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