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 82
... speak with me ? They are sick , they are weary , They have travelled all the night ? Mere fetches , The images of revolt and flying off ! Fetch me a better answer . GLOUCESTER My dear lord , You know the fiery quality of the Duke , How ...
... speak with me ? They are sick , they are weary , They have travelled all the night ? Mere fetches , The images of revolt and flying off ! Fetch me a better answer . GLOUCESTER My dear lord , You know the fiery quality of the Duke , How ...
Page 83
William Shakespeare Alfred Harbage. LEAR The King would speak with Cornwall . The dear father Would with his daughter speak , commands - tends - 97 service . Are they informed of this ? My breath and blood ! - Fiery ? The fiery Duke ...
William Shakespeare Alfred Harbage. LEAR The King would speak with Cornwall . The dear father Would with his daughter speak , commands - tends - 97 service . Are they informed of this ? My breath and blood ! - Fiery ? The fiery Duke ...
Page 133
... speak'st , art sound . Ten masts at each make not the altitude 53 Which thou hast perpendicularly fell . Thy life's a miracle . Speak yet again . 55 5555 57 58 GLOUCESTER But have I fall'n , or no ? EDGAR From the dread summit of this ...
... speak'st , art sound . Ten masts at each make not the altitude 53 Which thou hast perpendicularly fell . Thy life's a miracle . Speak yet again . 55 5555 57 58 GLOUCESTER But have I fall'n , or no ? EDGAR From the dread summit of this ...
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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