King LearCommercial Press, 1922 - 385 pages |
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Page 6
... . 19. by order of law : lawful , legitimate . 20. some : about one . 21. knave : in the sense of boy . something : used adverbially . 33. out : abroad , Kent seeks to turn the trend of conversation by a 6 Act I. KING LEAR.
... . 19. by order of law : lawful , legitimate . 20. some : about one . 21. knave : in the sense of boy . something : used adverbially . 33. out : abroad , Kent seeks to turn the trend of conversation by a 6 Act I. KING LEAR.
Page 14
... sense : The square is a figure of complete symmetry ; and this expression may be taken as equivalent to complement of all the senses . professes : professes to bestow or to secure for its possessor . 77. felicitate : made happy . 80 ...
... sense : The square is a figure of complete symmetry ; and this expression may be taken as equivalent to complement of all the senses . professes : professes to bestow or to secure for its possessor . 77. felicitate : made happy . 80 ...
Page 15
... sense , passion- less . Their similarity is so great that they are not easily individu- alized , but find their distinction rather in the divergent characters of the men to whom they are married . Their treatment of their father is ...
... sense , passion- less . Their similarity is so great that they are not easily individu- alized , but find their distinction rather in the divergent characters of the men to whom they are married . Their treatment of their father is ...
Page 19
... sense of duty , it cannot in itself be commanded ; but Cordelia finds it hard to explain her meaning save in words that sound heartless . Even in her argument that a true wife must love her husband there is a touch of petulance . Yet ...
... sense of duty , it cannot in itself be commanded ; but Cordelia finds it hard to explain her meaning save in words that sound heartless . Even in her argument that a true wife must love her husband there is a touch of petulance . Yet ...
Page 25
... sense of the Supreme which characterizes religion . His loyalty is of that fine , rare type which would serve his master even against that master's will . Love for Lear is the prime motive of his life ; and that love makes him oppose ...
... sense of the Supreme which characterizes religion . His loyalty is of that fine , rare type which would serve his master even against that master's will . Love for Lear is the prime motive of his life ; and that love makes him oppose ...
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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