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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Page 51
... follow these eclipses . → seeming EDGAR Do you busy yourself about that ? EDMUND that he is I promise you , the effects he writ of succeed unhappily ; as of unnaturalness between the child and the parent ; death , dearth , dissolutions ...
... follow these eclipses . → seeming EDGAR Do you busy yourself about that ? EDMUND that he is I promise you , the effects he writ of succeed unhappily ; as of unnaturalness between the child and the parent ; death , dearth , dissolutions ...
Page 147
... follow their noses are led by their eyes but blind men ; and there's not a nose among twenty but can smell him ... follow it , since a fool gives it . tuning That sir which serves and seeks for gain , same thing And follows but for form ...
... follow their noses are led by their eyes but blind men ; and there's not a nose among twenty but can smell him ... follow it , since a fool gives it . tuning That sir which serves and seeks for gain , same thing And follows but for form ...
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... follow should guide you in your analysis of major characters , although a general approach to character study might follow the example below . In an analysis of character you will need to take into account : a ) the nature of his or her ...
... follow should guide you in your analysis of major characters , although a general approach to character study might follow the example below . In an analysis of character you will need to take into account : a ) the nature of his or her ...
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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