King LearRead Books Ltd, 2018 M08 17 - 185 pages Read & Co. Classics presents this new beautiful edition of William Shakespeare's famous play, "King Lear". Featuring a specially commissioned new biography of William Shakespeare, it is a must for Shakespeare enthusiasts and newcomers alike. The play depicts the downfall of King Lear at the hands of his three daughters, amongst whom he divides the management of his kingdom as he approaches old age. Flattery and disloyalty soon reveal the misguided nature of his trust as his legacy sees its demise. King Lear has been noted as one of the greatest characters ever written by Shakespeare and is the play is popularly adapted for the stage. William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) was an English playwright, poet, and actor. He is considered to be the greatest writer in the English language and is celebrated as the world's most famous dramatist. |
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... hand must take my plight shall carry Half my love with him, half my care and duty: Sure I shall never marry like my sisters, To love my father all. LEAR. But goes thy heart with this? CORDELIA. Ay, my good lord. LEAR. So young, and so.
... hand must take my plight shall carry Half my love with him, half my care and duty: Sure I shall never marry like my sisters, To love my father all. LEAR. But goes thy heart with this? CORDELIA. Ay, my good lord. LEAR. So young, and so.
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... hand on his sword.] ALBANY and CORNWALL. Dear sir, forbear! KENT. Kill thy physician, and the fee bestow Upon the foul disease. Revoke thy gift, Or, whilst I can vent clamour from my throat, I'll tell thee thou dost evil. LEAR. Hear me ...
... hand on his sword.] ALBANY and CORNWALL. Dear sir, forbear! KENT. Kill thy physician, and the fee bestow Upon the foul disease. Revoke thy gift, Or, whilst I can vent clamour from my throat, I'll tell thee thou dost evil. LEAR. Hear me ...
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... hand, Duchess of Burgundy. LEAR. Nothing: I have sworn; I am firm. BURGUNDY. I am sorry, then, you have so lost a father That you must lose a husband. CORDELIA. Peace be with Burgundy! Since that respects of fortunes are his love, I ...
... hand, Duchess of Burgundy. LEAR. Nothing: I have sworn; I am firm. BURGUNDY. I am sorry, then, you have so lost a father That you must lose a husband. CORDELIA. Peace be with Burgundy! Since that respects of fortunes are his love, I ...
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... hand to write this? A heart and brain to breed it in? When came this to you? Who brought it? EDMUND. It was not brought me, my lord, there's the cunning of it. I found it thrown in at the casement of my closet. GLOUCESTER. You know the ...
... hand to write this? A heart and brain to breed it in? When came this to you? Who brought it? EDMUND. It was not brought me, my lord, there's the cunning of it. I found it thrown in at the casement of my closet. GLOUCESTER. You know the ...
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... hand, my lord; but I hope his heart is not in the contents. GLOUCESTER. Has he never before sounded you in this business? EDMUND. Never, my lord. But I have heard him oft maintain it to be fit that, sons at perfect age, and fathers ...
... hand, my lord; but I hope his heart is not in the contents. GLOUCESTER. Has he never before sounded you in this business? EDMUND. Never, my lord. But I have heard him oft maintain it to be fit that, sons at perfect age, and fathers ...
Contents
Court Before the Duke of Albanys Palace | |
The Open Country | |
ACT III | |
A Room in Gloucesters Castle | |
Before the Duke of Albanys Palace | |
A Tent in the French Camp | |
TO THE MEMORY OF MY BELOVED THE AUTHOR MR WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE | |
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Alack ALBANY answer appear arms ATTENDANTS bear bring brother Burgundy comes CORDELIA CORNWALL course daughter dead dear death dost doth Dover draw Duke EDGAR EDMUND Enter Exeunt Exit eyes fall father fear fire follow FOOL fortune foul France GENTLEMAN give GLOUCESTER gods gone GONERIL grace hand hath head hear heart heaven highness hither hold honour horse I’ll keep KENT kind King knave lady LEAR leave less letter live look lord madam man’s master means MESSENGER mind nature never night noble nuncle OFFICER OSWALD poor pray REGAN SCENE seek SERVANTS Shakespeare sister slave speak stand storm strike sword tears tell thee there’s thine thing thou thou art thou hast thought traitor true trumpet turn villain wind wits