King LearCommercial Press, 1922 - 385 pages |
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Page vii
... father's cause . Because of his kindness to the king and his knowledge of the landing of the French troops , Gloucester is cruelly blinded by Cornwall , Lear's son - in - law , who plots for the undivided throne but is slain by a ...
... father's cause . Because of his kindness to the king and his knowledge of the landing of the French troops , Gloucester is cruelly blinded by Cornwall , Lear's son - in - law , who plots for the undivided throne but is slain by a ...
Page viii
... father and husbands but also against each other in their rivalry for Edmund , leads to the death of one by poison , of the other by suicide . Edmund falls in avenging conflict ; and the rule of the kingdom devolves upon the king's loyal ...
... father and husbands but also against each other in their rivalry for Edmund , leads to the death of one by poison , of the other by suicide . Edmund falls in avenging conflict ; and the rule of the kingdom devolves upon the king's loyal ...
Page 5
... father who appears to treat the youth with cool neglect . Gloucester's response is an indirect statement of Edmund's bastardy which Kent , hoping to save the youth from the shame of public insult , intentionally does not understand ...
... father who appears to treat the youth with cool neglect . Gloucester's response is an indirect statement of Edmund's bastardy which Kent , hoping to save the youth from the shame of public insult , intentionally does not understand ...
Page 12
... father found ; A love that makes breath poor and speech unable ; Beyond all manner of so much I love you . Cordelia ... father's nature , and seek 12 Act I. KING LEAR.
... father found ; A love that makes breath poor and speech unable ; Beyond all manner of so much I love you . Cordelia ... father's nature , and seek 12 Act I. KING LEAR.
Page 13
... father's promised reward . It is this which particularly offends Cordelia who resolves , in a passion for sincerity , to say nothing , lest she also appears to be striving for reward . She must , however , be supposed to know something ...
... father's promised reward . It is this which particularly offends Cordelia who resolves , in a passion for sincerity , to say nothing , lest she also appears to be striving for reward . She must , however , be supposed to know something ...
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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