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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... lady . We make thee lady ! Thus he disposes of a sector of the earth , this ring - giver , this warrior - leader , this chosen one , his only landlord God ! Is it not passing fine ... ? Here is no soft - brained Senex , but the ...
... lady . We make thee lady ! Thus he disposes of a sector of the earth , this ring - giver , this warrior - leader , this chosen one , his only landlord God ! Is it not passing fine ... ? Here is no soft - brained Senex , but the ...
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... 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 your pardon . LEAR Do you bandy looks with me , you rascal ? [ Strikes him . ] OSWALD ...
... 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 your pardon . LEAR Do you bandy looks with me , you rascal ? [ Strikes him . ] OSWALD ...
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... Lady Brach Lady o ' the Brach III nuncle uncle 122 Kent Lear 123 ' tis like like 125 nuncle uncle 131 sweet one sweet fool 158 grace wit 160 And They to wear do wear 172 lie , sirrah lie 181 You * Methinks you 183 frowning * frown 188 ...
... Lady Brach Lady o ' the Brach III nuncle uncle 122 Kent Lear 123 ' tis like like 125 nuncle uncle 131 sweet one sweet fool 158 grace wit 160 And They to wear do wear 172 lie , sirrah lie 181 You * Methinks you 183 frowning * frown 188 ...
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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