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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... plot . King Lear is simpler in this respect than in other plays . The main plot tells how Lear gives up his kingdom to his two eldest daughters whilst disowning Cordelia despite the fact that she evidently loves him best of all . The sub - ...
... plot . King Lear is simpler in this respect than in other plays . The main plot tells how Lear gives up his kingdom to his two eldest daughters whilst disowning Cordelia despite the fact that she evidently loves him best of all . The sub - ...
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... Plot and sub - plot If you have already read other plays by Shakespeare you will have realised that he rarely used his own stories for the plots , and usually based his ideas on other plays , stories , poems or factual materials . King ...
... Plot and sub - plot If you have already read other plays by Shakespeare you will have realised that he rarely used his own stories for the plots , and usually based his ideas on other plays , stories , poems or factual materials . King ...
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William Shakespeare, Celeste Flower. Using either the Act summaries or a plot line of your own making , separate the two plot lines . Make a chart showing the similarities between the two plots and then the differences . Look closely at ...
William Shakespeare, Celeste Flower. Using either the Act summaries or a plot line of your own making , separate the two plot lines . Make a chart showing the similarities between the two plots and then the differences . Look closely at ...
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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