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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... answer answer for 149 disposition inclination 150 rubbed deflected ( bowling term ) 151 watched gone sleepless 153 A good . . . heels i.e. it is no disgrace to decline in fortune 154 Give God give 155 taken received 156 approve ...
... answer answer for 149 disposition inclination 150 rubbed deflected ( bowling term ) 151 watched gone sleepless 153 A good . . . heels i.e. it is no disgrace to decline in fortune 154 Give God give 155 taken received 156 approve ...
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... answer that . GLOUCESTER I am tied to th ' stake , and I must stand the course . REGAN Wherefore to Dover ... answered i.e. give plain answers 44 footed landed 47 guessingly i.e. tentatively , not stated as an assured fact 52 charged at ...
... answer that . GLOUCESTER I am tied to th ' stake , and I must stand the course . REGAN Wherefore to Dover ... answered i.e. give plain answers 44 footed landed 47 guessingly i.e. tentatively , not stated as an assured fact 52 charged at ...
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... answered answerer 53 answer first answer 58 stick * rash ( meaning ' rip ' ) 59 bare lowed 62 rain rage 63 stern * dearn ( meaning ' drear ' ) 65 subscribe * subscribed 73 served you served 79 Nay Why 81 you have * yet have you 86 ...
... answered answerer 53 answer first answer 58 stick * rash ( meaning ' rip ' ) 59 bare lowed 62 rain rage 63 stern * dearn ( meaning ' drear ' ) 65 subscribe * subscribed 73 served you served 79 Nay Why 81 you have * yet have you 86 ...
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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