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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... evil deed ( 1 ) love ( 2 ) imagination cruel ( 1 ) companion ( 2 ) low person ( often an insulting term if addressed to someone of approximately equal rank ) foolish ( 1 ) innocent ( 2 ) generous mirror chance , by chance army ( 1 ) ...
... evil deed ( 1 ) love ( 2 ) imagination cruel ( 1 ) companion ( 2 ) low person ( often an insulting term if addressed to someone of approximately equal rank ) foolish ( 1 ) innocent ( 2 ) generous mirror chance , by chance army ( 1 ) ...
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... evil practices of incontinency in great inns having chambers and secret places adjoining to their open stages and galleries. The Common Council ordered that innkeepers who wished licenses to hold performance put up a bond and make ...
... evil practices of incontinency in great inns having chambers and secret places adjoining to their open stages and galleries. The Common Council ordered that innkeepers who wished licenses to hold performance put up a bond and make ...
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... evil” speech (1.4.13-38) and “How all occasions do inform against me” (4.4.32-66). Since the Folio has more numerous and often fuller stage directions, it certainly looks as though in the Folio we get a theatrical version of the play, a ...
... evil” speech (1.4.13-38) and “How all occasions do inform against me” (4.4.32-66). Since the Folio has more numerous and often fuller stage directions, it certainly looks as though in the Folio we get a theatrical version of the play, a ...
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... evil Are empty trunks, o'erflourished by the devil. (Twelfth Night, 3.4.379-82) —so in King Lear, an anti-romantic play in that its burden is a relentless anatomizing of evil, the symbolic declines to yield entirely to the ...
... evil Are empty trunks, o'erflourished by the devil. (Twelfth Night, 3.4.379-82) —so in King Lear, an anti-romantic play in that its burden is a relentless anatomizing of evil, the symbolic declines to yield entirely to the ...
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... evil. my throat, Lear. Hear me, recreant !° On thine allegiance,° hear me! That thou hast sought to make us break our vows, 151 Reserve thy state retain your kingly authority 152 best consideration most careful reflection 153 Answer ...
... evil. my throat, Lear. Hear me, recreant !° On thine allegiance,° hear me! That thou hast sought to make us break our vows, 151 Reserve thy state retain your kingly authority 152 best consideration most careful reflection 153 Answer ...
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