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 136
... things are beginning to turn from bad to worse for Lear . The metaphor of the sun is taken further in the next lines . 162 under globe world beneath . 163 comfortable helpful . 164-5 Nothing almost sees ... misery miracles only seem to ...
... things are beginning to turn from bad to worse for Lear . The metaphor of the sun is taken further in the next lines . 162 under globe world beneath . 163 comfortable helpful . 164-5 Nothing almost sees ... misery miracles only seem to ...
Page 379
... things might have been in other circumstances . Lear , Hamlet , Othello and Macbeth all fit this description . King Lear is a tragic play , but whether Lear is tragic or heroic , or both , will be for you to decide as you read on ...
... things might have been in other circumstances . Lear , Hamlet , Othello and Macbeth all fit this description . King Lear is a tragic play , but whether Lear is tragic or heroic , or both , will be for you to decide as you read on ...
Page 407
... things work in the world . Nature is self - righting . She is such a powerful force of good that none can resist her . Those who attempt to pervert the course of nature to their own ends eventually find that things , in returning to ...
... things work in the world . Nature is self - righting . She is such a powerful force of good that none can resist her . Those who attempt to pervert the course of nature to their own ends eventually find that things , in returning to ...
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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