King LearPenguin, 1998 M06 1 - 352 pages The Signet Classics edition of one of William Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies. Full of cruelty and betrayal, King Lear is the timeless and tragic story of a kingdom held in the thrall of an aging ruler’s descent into madness. Desperate for praise, he banishes those who would guide him with honesty and surrounds himself with sycophants—an action that leads to his ultimate downfall.... This revised Signet Classics edition includes unique features such as: • An overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater • A special introduction to the play by the editor, Russell Fraser • Selections from Raphael Holinshed's Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland, Sir Philip Sidney's Arcadia, and The True Chronicle History of King Lear, the sources from which Shakespeare derived King Lear • Dramatic criticism from Samuel Johnson, A. C. Bradley, John Russell Brown, and others • A comprehensive stage and screen history of notable actors, directors, and productions • Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable text • And more... |
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... Cornwall, whose disposition will not be rubbed or stopped, does not manifest that pity. It is ascendant, though tardily, in Gloucester, who, if he dies for it, must relieve his master. Why is that? And why had Kent rather break his own ...
... Cornwall, whose disposition will not be rubbed or stopped, does not manifest that pity. It is ascendant, though tardily, in Gloucester, who, if he dies for it, must relieve his master. Why is that? And why had Kent rather break his own ...
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... Cornwall: Nay, then, come on, and take the chance of anger. (3.7.7980) To divine the way in which these lines reticulate is to resolve at least a corner of the mystery which is the play. —RUSSELL FRASER University of Michigan [DRAMATIS ...
... Cornwall: Nay, then, come on, and take the chance of anger. (3.7.7980) To divine the way in which these lines reticulate is to resolve at least a corner of the mystery which is the play. —RUSSELL FRASER University of Michigan [DRAMATIS ...
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... Cornwall, husband to Regan Duke of Albany, husband to Goneril Earl of Kent Earl of Gloucester Edgar, son to Gloucester Edmund, bastard son to Gloucester Curan, a courtier Oswald, steward to Goneril Old Man, tenant to Gloucester Doctor ...
... Cornwall, husband to Regan Duke of Albany, husband to Goneril Earl of Kent Earl of Gloucester Edgar, son to Gloucester Edmund, bastard son to Gloucester Curan, a courtier Oswald, steward to Goneril Old Man, tenant to Gloucester Doctor ...
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... Cornwall. Gloucester. It did always seem so to us; but now, in the division of the kingdom, it appears not which of the dukes he values most, for equalities are so weighed that curiosity in neither can make choice of either's moiety ...
... Cornwall. Gloucester. It did always seem so to us; but now, in the division of the kingdom, it appears not which of the dukes he values most, for equalities are so weighed that curiosity in neither can make choice of either's moiety ...
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... Cornwall and Albany, next Goneril, Regan, Cordelia, and Attendants. Lear. Attend the lords of France and Burgundy, Gloucester. Gloucester. I shall, my lord. Exit [with Edmund]. Lear. Meantime we shall express our darker purpose.° Give ...
... Cornwall and Albany, next Goneril, Regan, Cordelia, and Attendants. Lear. Attend the lords of France and Burgundy, Gloucester. Gloucester. I shall, my lord. Exit [with Edmund]. Lear. Meantime we shall express our darker purpose.° Give ...
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