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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... Goneril has anticipated her very deed of love. The King, in whose simple-minded understanding love is a commodity, urges his youngest daughter to discover what portion her protestations can draw. But Cordelia loves only according to her ...
... Goneril has anticipated her very deed of love. The King, in whose simple-minded understanding love is a commodity, urges his youngest daughter to discover what portion her protestations can draw. But Cordelia loves only according to her ...
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... Goneril: Cry you mercy, I took you for a joint stool; (3.6.51) and also the King, whose confusion is at once real and assumed: Your name, fair gentlewoman? (1.4.242) and, in sterner ways, the Servant, drawing his sword against Cornwall ...
... Goneril: Cry you mercy, I took you for a joint stool; (3.6.51) and also the King, whose confusion is at once real and assumed: Your name, fair gentlewoman? (1.4.242) and, in sterner ways, the Servant, drawing his sword against Cornwall ...
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... 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 Lear's Fool A Captain, subordinate to Edmund Gentlemen ...
... 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 Lear's Fool A Captain, subordinate to Edmund Gentlemen ...
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... 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 me the map there. Know that ...
... 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 me the map there. Know that ...
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... Goneril, Our eldest-born, speak first. Goneril. Sir, I love you more than word can wield° the matter; Dearer than eyesight, space° and liberty; Beyond what can be valued, rich or rare; No less than life, with grace, health, beauty ...
... Goneril, Our eldest-born, speak first. Goneril. Sir, I love you more than word can wield° the matter; Dearer than eyesight, space° and liberty; Beyond what can be valued, rich or rare; No less than life, with grace, health, beauty ...
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