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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... thou canst not smile as the wind sits , " thou❜lt catch cold shortly . There , take my coxcomb . Why , this fellow has banished two on's daughters , and did the third a blessing against his will . If thou follow him , thou must needs ...
... thou canst not smile as the wind sits , " thou❜lt catch cold shortly . There , take my coxcomb . Why , this fellow has banished two on's daughters , and did the third a blessing against his will . If thou follow him , thou must needs ...
Page 66
... thou bor'st thine ass on thy back o'er the dirt . Thou hadst little wit in thy bald crown when thou gav'st thy golden one away . If I speak like myself in this , let him be whipped ° that first finds it so . 170 [ Singing ] Fools had ne ...
... thou bor'st thine ass on thy back o'er the dirt . Thou hadst little wit in thy bald crown when thou gav'st thy golden one away . If I speak like myself in this , let him be whipped ° that first finds it so . 170 [ Singing ] Fools had ne ...
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... thou this challenge ; mark but the penning of it . Gloucester . Were all thy letters suns , I could not see . Edgar ... Thou hast seen a farmer's dog bark at a beggar ? Gloucester . Ay , sir . Lear . And the creature run from the cur ...
... thou this challenge ; mark but the penning of it . Gloucester . Were all thy letters suns , I could not see . Edgar ... Thou hast seen a farmer's dog bark at a beggar ? Gloucester . Ay , sir . Lear . And the creature run from the cur ...
Contents
PREFATORY REMARKS | vii |
INTRODUCTION | xxii |
TEXTUAL NOTE | 182 |
Copyright | |
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