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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... Edmund. One is not to belabor the improbability of Edmund's failure to recognize his brother, though, in point of fact, the failure is itself symbolic: the villain is indeed beguiled, and not because the plot demands this but because of ...
... Edmund. One is not to belabor the improbability of Edmund's failure to recognize his brother, though, in point of fact, the failure is itself symbolic: the villain is indeed beguiled, and not because the plot demands this but because of ...
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... Edmund, with his customary coldbloodedness, addresses himself to the task: men Are as the time is. (31-32) Kent speaks to it, describing Oswald: A tailor made thee. (2.2.55-56) So in whimsical ways does the Fool, begging pardon of ...
... Edmund, with his customary coldbloodedness, addresses himself to the task: men Are as the time is. (31-32) Kent speaks to it, describing Oswald: A tailor made thee. (2.2.55-56) So in whimsical ways does the Fool, begging pardon of ...
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... Edmund, bastard son to Gloucester Curan, a courtier Oswald, steward to Goneril Old Man, tenant to Gloucester Doctor Lear's Fool A Captain, subordinate to Edmund Gentlemen, attending on Cordelia A Herald Servants to Cornwall Goneril ...
... Edmund, bastard son to Gloucester Curan, a courtier Oswald, steward to Goneril Old Man, tenant to Gloucester Doctor Lear's Fool A Captain, subordinate to Edmund Gentlemen, attending on Cordelia A Herald Servants to Cornwall Goneril ...
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... Edmund. Kent I thought the King had more affected01 the Duke of Albany° than 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 ...
... Edmund. Kent I thought the King had more affected01 the Duke of Albany° than 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 ...
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... Edmund? Edmund No, my lord. Gloucester. My Lord of Kent. Remember him hereafter as my honorable friend. Edmund My services to your lordship. Kent. I must love you, sue° and to know you better. Edmund. Sir, I shall study deserving ...
... Edmund? Edmund No, my lord. Gloucester. My Lord of Kent. Remember him hereafter as my honorable friend. Edmund My services to your lordship. Kent. I must love you, sue° and to know you better. Edmund. Sir, I shall study deserving ...
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