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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Page 66
... draw my sword upon you . Draw , seem to defend yourself ; now quit you well . — Yield ! Come before my father ! Light ho , here ! - Fly , brother . - Torches , torches ! - So farewell . Exit Edgar . Some blood drawn on me would beget ...
... draw my sword upon you . Draw , seem to defend yourself ; now quit you well . — Yield ! Come before my father ! Light ho , here ! - Fly , brother . - Torches , torches ! - So farewell . Exit Edgar . Some blood drawn on me would beget ...
Page 72
... draw ! OSWALD Away , I have nothing to do with thee . KENT Draw , you rascal . You come with letters against the King , and take Vanity the puppet's part against the royalty of her father . Draw , you rogue , or I'll so car- bonado your ...
... draw ! OSWALD Away , I have nothing to do with thee . KENT Draw , you rascal . You come with letters against the King , and take Vanity the puppet's part against the royalty of her father . Draw , you rogue , or I'll so car- bonado your ...
Page 154
... draw popular sympathy 50 turn ... eyes i.e. make our conscripted lancers turn on us 53 space interval 54 session trials 56 best quarrels worthiest causes 57 sharpness i.c. painful effects 60 subject of subordinate in 61 list to grace ...
... draw popular sympathy 50 turn ... eyes i.e. make our conscripted lancers turn on us 53 space interval 54 session trials 56 best quarrels worthiest causes 57 sharpness i.c. painful effects 60 subject of subordinate in 61 list to grace ...
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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