King LearCommercial Press, 1922 - 385 pages |
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Page 20
... evil . The word , properly trisyllabic , is in Shakespeare usually dissyllabic . 113. operation of the orbs : influence of the stars upon human life . 116. Nearness and , as it were , identity of blood . 119. Eats his children . 122 ...
... evil . The word , properly trisyllabic , is in Shakespeare usually dissyllabic . 113. operation of the orbs : influence of the stars upon human life . 116. Nearness and , as it were , identity of blood . 119. Eats his children . 122 ...
Page 26
... evil . 156 . on thy life : at the risk of danger to thy life . 157. pawn : a pledge risked in a wager . 158. fear'd : Furness ' suggestion for fear of the Folio . 161. blank : the white centre of a target , here the object of one's ...
... evil . 156 . on thy life : at the risk of danger to thy life . 157. pawn : a pledge risked in a wager . 158. fear'd : Furness ' suggestion for fear of the Folio . 161. blank : the white centre of a target , here the object of one's ...
Page 45
... evil . Lear loves and hates with the intensity of Celtic passion never brought under self - restraint . Goneril and Regan appear to have inherited none of his warmth of nature . They are cold and calculating . Cordelia is more tike her ...
... evil . Lear loves and hates with the intensity of Celtic passion never brought under self - restraint . Goneril and Regan appear to have inherited none of his warmth of nature . They are cold and calculating . Cordelia is more tike her ...
Page 59
... 80. apprehend : cause his arrest . 86. where : whereas . 89. pawn down : give as pledge . 90. feel : test . 91. pretence of danger : evil purpose . Gloucester . Think you so ? Edmund . If your Scene II . 59 KING LEAR.
... 80. apprehend : cause his arrest . 86. where : whereas . 89. pawn down : give as pledge . 90. feel : test . 91. pretence of danger : evil purpose . Gloucester . Think you so ? Edmund . If your Scene II . 59 KING LEAR.
Page 61
William Shakespeare. The rashness with which Gloucester yields to the temptation to believe evil of Edgar , and his anxiety to be assured of the actual facts , strengthen our conclusion that he has never taken a father's interest in ...
William Shakespeare. The rashness with which Gloucester yields to the temptation to believe evil of Edgar , and his anxiety to be assured of the actual facts , strengthen our conclusion that he has never taken a father's interest in ...
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