King LearPenguin Books, 1970 - 175 pages "King Lear, one of Shakespeare's darkest and most savage plays, tells the story of the foolish and purblind 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." "Eminent linguist and translator Burton Raffel offers generous help with vocabulary, pronunciation, and prosody and provides alternative readings of phrases and lines. His on-page annotations give readers all the tools they need to comprehend the play and begin to explore its many possible interpretations. Raffel provides an introductory essay, and in a concluding essay Harold Bloom examines Lear, who, though possessed of Jobean dignity, is rather unlike Job, since Lear so determinedly brings about his own suffering."--BOOK JACKET. |
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... [ Oswald ] . O , you , sir , you ! Come you hither , sir . Who am I , sir ? OSWALD My lady's father . LEAR ' My lady's father ' ? My lord's knave , you whoreson dog , you slave , you cur ! OSWALD I am none of these , my lord ; I beseech ...
... [ Oswald ] . O , you , sir , you ! Come you hither , sir . Who am I , sir ? OSWALD My lady's father . LEAR ' My lady's father ' ? My lord's knave , you whoreson dog , you slave , you cur ! OSWALD I am none of these , my lord ; I beseech ...
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... Oswald , ho ! [ To Fool ] You , sir , more knave than fool , after your master ! 306 FOOL Nuncle Lear , nuncle Lear , tarry . Take the fool with thee . 310 311 312 GONERIL 313 314 315 316 318 320 321 A fox , when one has caught her ...
... Oswald , ho ! [ To Fool ] You , sir , more knave than fool , after your master ! 306 FOOL Nuncle Lear , nuncle Lear , tarry . Take the fool with thee . 310 311 312 GONERIL 313 314 315 316 318 320 321 A fox , when one has caught her ...
Page 72
... OSWALD Away , I have nothing to do with thee . KENT Draw , you rascal . You come with letters against the King , and ... OSWALD Help , ho ! Murder ! Help ! 37 KENT Strike , you slave ! Stand , rogue ! Stand , you neat slave ! Strike ...
... OSWALD Away , I have nothing to do with thee . KENT Draw , you rascal . You come with letters against the King , and ... OSWALD Help , ho ! Murder ! Help ! 37 KENT Strike , you slave ! Stand , rogue ! Stand , you neat slave ! Strike ...
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Alack ALBANY ALFRED HARBAGE arms art thou bastard bear Bedlam Bless Burgundy codpiece Cordelia CORNWALL daughter dear death Dost thou doth Dover Duke Duke of Albany Duke of Cornwall Earl of Gloucester EDMUND Enter Edgar Enter Gloucester Enter Kent Enter Lear evil Exeunt Exit eyes father fear Flibbertigibbet folio fool fortune foul fiend France GENTLEMAN give GLOUCESTER EDGAR Gloucester's castle gods GONERIL grace hast hath hear heart heavens hither honor I'ld justice King Lear knave lady LEAR Enter Lear's letter look lord madam master MESSENGER nature never night noble nuncle pity play poor poor Tom Pray Prithee quarto reason REGAN Servants Shakespeare shalt sirrah sister sorrow speak stand sword tell thee There's thine things thou art thou dost traitor true trumpet villain wawl William Shakespeare wind word