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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... honour; As much as child e'er lov'd, or father found; A love that makes breath poor and speech unable; Beyond all manner of so much I love you. CORDELIA. [Aside.] What shall Cordelia speak? Love, and be silent. LEAR. Of all these bounds ...
... honour; As much as child e'er lov'd, or father found; A love that makes breath poor and speech unable; Beyond all manner of so much I love you. CORDELIA. [Aside.] What shall Cordelia speak? Love, and be silent. LEAR. Of all these bounds ...
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... honour you. Why have my sisters husbands if they say They love you all? Haply, when I shall wed, That lord whose 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 ...
... honour you. Why have my sisters husbands if they say They love you all? Haply, when I shall wed, That lord whose 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 ...
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... honour'd as my king, Lov'd as my father, as my master follow'd, As my great patron thought on in my prayers.—LEAR. The bow is bent and drawn; make from the shaft. KENT. Let it fall rather, though the fork invade The region of my heart ...
... honour'd as my king, Lov'd as my father, as my master follow'd, As my great patron thought on in my prayers.—LEAR. The bow is bent and drawn; make from the shaft. KENT. Let it fall rather, though the fork invade The region of my heart ...
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... honour, and shake in pieces the heart of his obedience. I dare pawn down my life for him, that he hath writ this to feel my affection to your honour, and to no other pretence of danger. GLOUCESTER. Think you so? EDMUND. If your honour ...
... honour, and shake in pieces the heart of his obedience. I dare pawn down my life for him, that he hath writ this to feel my affection to your honour, and to no other pretence of danger. GLOUCESTER. Think you so? EDMUND. If your honour ...
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... honour her! If she must teem, Create her child of spleen, that it may live And be a thwart disnatur'd torment to her! Let it stamp wrinkles in her brow of youth; With cadent tears fret channels in her cheeks; Turn all her mother's pains ...
... honour her! If she must teem, Create her child of spleen, that it may live And be a thwart disnatur'd torment to her! Let it stamp wrinkles in her brow of youth; With cadent tears fret channels in her cheeks; Turn all her mother's pains ...
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