King LearLongman, 1993 - 420 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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... CORDELIA ( Aside ) Then poor Cordelia ! And yet not so , since I am sure my love's More richer than my tongue . LEAR To thee and thine hereditary ever Remain this ample third of our fair kingdom , No less in space , validity and ...
... CORDELIA ( Aside ) Then poor Cordelia ! And yet not so , since I am sure my love's More richer than my tongue . LEAR To thee and thine hereditary ever Remain this ample third of our fair kingdom , No less in space , validity and ...
Page 311
... CORDELIA , KENT , GENTLEMAN , and DOCTOR . CORDELIA O thou good Kent , how shall I live and work To match thy goodness ? My life will be too short , And every measure fail me . KENT To be acknowledged , madam , is o'erpaid . All my ...
... CORDELIA , KENT , GENTLEMAN , and DOCTOR . CORDELIA O thou good Kent , how shall I live and work To match thy goodness ? My life will be too short , And every measure fail me . KENT To be acknowledged , madam , is o'erpaid . All my ...
Page 401
... Cordelia remarks in an aside ( to the audience or as if to herself ) : ' What shall Cordelia do ? Love , and be silent ' ( line 63 ) . Is this the point at which she makes up her mind to say nothing ? What convinces you ? Then poor ...
... Cordelia remarks in an aside ( to the audience or as if to herself ) : ' What shall Cordelia do ? Love , and be silent ' ( line 63 ) . Is this the point at which she makes up her mind to say nothing ? What convinces you ? Then poor ...
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Alack ALBANY Albany's answer audience beggar brother Burgundy CALIFORNIA/SANTA CRUZ character Child Rowland Cordelia CORNWALL CRUZ The University daughters dear death disguise dost thou doth Dover duke Duke of Albany Duke of Cornwall EDMUND Exeunt Exit eyes father fear follow FOOL fortune France GENTLEMAN give GLOUCESTER Gloucester's castle gods Goneril and Regan grace hath hear heart hither honour horse judgement justice KENT King Lear King of France kingdom knave lady Lear's letter lines look lord Macbeth madam madness master means MESSENGER Michael Gambon nature never night noble nuncle OSWALD pity play plot poor Poor Tom pray Prithee references Royal Shakespeare Company scene servant Shakespeare Sirrah sister speak speech storm suffering sword tell theatres thee there's thine things thou art thou dost tragedy traitor University Library UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA/SANTA villain words