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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... scene 7 , is it possible to tell whether Lear has recovered from his madness ? The doctor is assured of his sanity : ' 1 doubt not of his temperance ' . Look out for the signs of his sanity ; ⚫ signs of continuing dementia . Act 5 ...
... scene 7 , is it possible to tell whether Lear has recovered from his madness ? The doctor is assured of his sanity : ' 1 doubt not of his temperance ' . Look out for the signs of his sanity ; ⚫ signs of continuing dementia . Act 5 ...
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... scene 1 , line 293 ) which has brought Lear to suffering . 3 Look at Act 4 , scene 6 , lines 155-9 and lines 161-74 . Give an account of what Lear has learnt about earthly justice . The following list of references may help you to work ...
... scene 1 , line 293 ) which has brought Lear to suffering . 3 Look at Act 4 , scene 6 , lines 155-9 and lines 161-74 . Give an account of what Lear has learnt about earthly justice . The following list of references may help you to work ...
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... scene . Do you agree that it contributes so little to the overall effect of the play ? How might a director make use of patterned movements and tableaux in the following scenes : Act 1 , scenes I and 2 ; Act 3 , scene 6 ; Act 5 , scene ...
... scene . Do you agree that it contributes so little to the overall effect of the play ? How might a director make use of patterned movements and tableaux in the following scenes : Act 1 , scenes I and 2 ; Act 3 , scene 6 ; Act 5 , scene ...
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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