King Lear

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Pan Macmillan, 2016 M08 11 - 208 pages

In Shakespeare's thrilling and hugely influential tragedy, ageing King Lear makes a capricious decision to divide his realm between his three daughters according to the love they express for him.

Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is illustrated throughout by Sir John Gilbert, and includes an introduction by Dr Robert Mighall.

When the youngest daughter refuses to take part in this charade, she is banished, leaving the king dependent on her manipulative and untrustworthy sisters. In the scheming and recriminations that follow, not only does the king's own sanity crumble, but the stability of the realm itself is also threatened.

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... master follow'd, As my great patron thought on in my prayers, — KING 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: be Kent unmannerly, When Lear is mad. What ...
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Contents

KING LEAR
1
GLOSSARY
143
BIBLIOGRAPHY
191
Copyright

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Common terms and phrases

ALBANY appear arms ATTENDANTS base bear bring brother Burgundy cause comes CORDELIA CORNWALL course daughter dear death dost doth draw duke EDGAR EDMUND Enter Exeunt Exit eyes father fear feel fellow fire FOOL fortune France GENTLEMAN give GLOSTER gods gone GONERIL Grace hand hast hath head hear heart heavens hence hold horse I’ll John keep KENT kind KING LEAR knave lady less letter live look lord madam master means MESSENGER nature never night noble OFFICER OSWALD perhaps person play poor pray REGAN SCENE seek SERVANT sister speak stand stocks storm strike tears tell thee there’s thine thing thou thou art thought traitor true turn Tw.N villain wear wind wits wretches

About the author (2016)

William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, in 1564. The date of his birth is unknown but is celebrated on 23 April, which happens to be St George's Day, and the day in 1616 on which Shakespeare died.

Aged eighteen, he married Anne Hathaway. They had three children. Around 1585 William joined an acting troupe on tour in Stratford from London, and thereafter spent much of his life in the capital. By 1595 he had written five of his history plays, six comedies and his first tragedy, Romeo and Juliet. In all, he wrote thirty-seven plays and much poetry, and earned enormous fame in his own lifetime in prelude to his immortality.

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TitleKing Lear
Macmillan Collector's Library
AuthorWilliam Shakespeare
PublisherPan Macmillan, 2016
ISBN1509831665, 9781509831661
Length208 pages
  
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