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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... blood , my daughter ; Or rather a disease that's in my flesh , Which I must needs call mine : thou art a boil , A plague - sore , an embossed24 carbuncle , In my corrupted blood . But I'll not chide thee ; Let shame come when it will ...
... blood . 7. Pillicock ... Pillicock - hill ] A nursery rhyme . " Pillicock , " which had a double meaning , was often used as a term of endearment for children . LEAR . EDG . LEAR . justly ; swear not ACT III - SCENE IV 63 King Lear.
... blood , 9 They are apt enough to dislocate and tear Thy flesh and bones : howe'er thou art a fiend , A woman's shape doth shield thee . Marry , your manhood ! mew ! 10 Enter a Messenger ALB . MESS . ALB . MESS . What news ? O , my good ...