King LearCommercial Press, 1922 - 385 pages |
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Page v
... supposed that the Quartos , being of earlier date and from copy gained surreptitously from the theatre , present the play in general more nearly as it was first acted ; but that the Folio gives more accurately the form to which it was ...
... supposed that the Quartos , being of earlier date and from copy gained surreptitously from the theatre , present the play in general more nearly as it was first acted ; but that the Folio gives more accurately the form to which it was ...
Page 13
... supposed to know something of her sisters ' real characters and hence to be able to read in their words an insincerity not at first clearly apparent to others . Regan . I am made of that self metal as Scene I. 13 . KING LEAR.
... supposed to know something of her sisters ' real characters and hence to be able to read in their words an insincerity not at first clearly apparent to others . Regan . I am made of that self metal as Scene I. 13 . KING LEAR.
Page 65
... supposed to be in positions to exercise influence at the hour of his birth . We may note the aptness of .this scorn from Edmund . He is a rebel against all authority , and will recognize no power of control outside of his own will ...
... supposed to be in positions to exercise influence at the hour of his birth . We may note the aptness of .this scorn from Edmund . He is a rebel against all authority , and will recognize no power of control outside of his own will ...
Page 105
William Shakespeare. From Oswald , or some subordinate , Lear may be supposed to have learned the details of Goneril's order ( 248-251 ) . This touch of the concrete gives added reality to what he feels to be deeply insult- ing ; and he ...
William Shakespeare. From Oswald , or some subordinate , Lear may be supposed to have learned the details of Goneril's order ( 248-251 ) . This touch of the concrete gives added reality to what he feels to be deeply insult- ing ; and he ...
Page 155
... supposed to be made by elves at night while one slept . 13. proof : experience . 14. Bedlam : a corruption of Bethlehem , in London where a hos- pital for the insane was situated . The inmates of this hospital , as they become partially ...
... supposed to be made by elves at night while one slept . 13. proof : experience . 14. Bedlam : a corruption of Bethlehem , in London where a hos- pital for the insane was situated . The inmates of this hospital , as they become partially ...
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