King LearDover Publications, 1994 M06 16 - 144 pages First performed about 1805, King Lear is one of the most relentlessly bleak of Shakespeare's tragedies. Probably written between Othello and Macbeth, when the playwright was at the peak of his tragic power, Lear's themes of filial ingratitude, injustice, and the meaninglessness of life in a seemingly indifferent universe are explored with unsurpassed power and depth. |
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... fool . 10. nuncle ] a contraction of " mine uncle . " Fools usually addressed their superiors this way . 11. owest ] ownest , possessest . 12. goest ] walkest on foot . LEAR . A bitter fool ! FOOL . LEAR . ACTI - SCENE IV 21 King Lear.
William Shakespeare. LEAR . A bitter fool ! FOOL . LEAR . FOOL . LEAR . Dost thou know the difference , my boy , between a bitter fool and a sweet fool ? FOOL . No , lad ; teach me . That lord that counsell'd thee To give away thy land ...
... FOOL . LEAR . FOOL . LEAR . FOOL . LEAR . Ay , boy . Then , I prithee , be merry ; thy wit shall ne'er go slip - shod.2 Ha , ha , ha ! Shalt see thy other daughter will use thee kindly ; for though she's as like this as a crab ' s like ...