King LearCommercial Press, 1922 - 385 pages |
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... France . In his foolish relinquishment of power and in his great injustice , Lear is opposed by a loyal nobleman whom he therefore banishes , but who continues to serve him to the end in the guise of a servant . Soon the king's ...
... France . In his foolish relinquishment of power and in his great injustice , Lear is opposed by a loyal nobleman whom he therefore banishes , but who continues to serve him to the end in the guise of a servant . Soon the king's ...
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William Shakespeare. KING LEAR PERSONS REPRESENTED LEAR , KING OF BRITAIN . KING OF FRANCE . DUKE OF Burgundy , DUKE OF CORNWALL . DUKE OF ALBANY . EARL OF KENT . EARL OF GLOUCESTER , EDGAR , SON OF GLOUCESTER , EDMUND , BASTARD son of ...
William Shakespeare. KING LEAR PERSONS REPRESENTED LEAR , KING OF BRITAIN . KING OF FRANCE . DUKE OF Burgundy , DUKE OF CORNWALL . DUKE OF ALBANY . EARL OF KENT . EARL OF GLOUCESTER , EDGAR , SON OF GLOUCESTER , EDMUND , BASTARD son of ...
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... France and Burgundy , are territorial , and throughout the play are often used , without attendant titles , to designate individual characters . The seven lines which open the scene imply much of that which governs its future ...
... France and Burgundy , are territorial , and throughout the play are often used , without attendant titles , to designate individual characters . The seven lines which open the scene imply much of that which governs its future ...
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... France and Burgundy , Gloucester . Gloucester . I shall , my lord . ( Exeunt Gloucester and Edmund . ) Lear . Meantime we shall express our darker purpose . Give me the map there . Know that we have divided 40 In three our kingdom ; and ...
... France and Burgundy , Gloucester . Gloucester . I shall , my lord . ( Exeunt Gloucester and Edmund . ) Lear . Meantime we shall express our darker purpose . Give me the map there . Know that we have divided 40 In three our kingdom ; and ...
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... France and Burgundy were separate kingdoms in the period following Charle- magne . Thus by inference Lear is placed much later than in actual history ; but these errors in unessential detail only serve to make the essential value of the ...
... France and Burgundy were separate kingdoms in the period following Charle- magne . Thus by inference Lear is placed much later than in actual history ; but these errors in unessential detail only serve to make the essential value of the ...
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Alack Albany Albany's anger Appendix art thou Bedlam beggar Burgundy character child Child Rowland comes Cordelia Cornwall Cornwall's curse daughters death Dover duke Duke of Albany Duke of Cornwall duty Earl of Gloucester Edgar Edmund emotion endure evil Exeunt Exit eyes father favour fear feels filial folio follow Fool foolish fortune foul fiend France Gentleman give Gloucester Gloucester's castle gods Goneril and Regan grace hast hath heart hence Hendiadys honour husband insane Kent Kent's King Lear knave Lear's letter lord loyalty madam madness master meaning Messenger mind nature never night noble nuncle Oswald passion pelican daughters pity play poison'd poor Poor Tom pray Prithee Quarto Scene scorn seek self-control sense servant Shakespeare sister speak spirit storm suffering sympathy thee thine thing thought Topics for consideration traitor trumpet unnatural villain weakness words