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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... head humor imp intelligence kind malice outcome outgrowth ( of hair ) 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 ...
... head humor imp intelligence kind malice outcome outgrowth ( of hair ) 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 ...
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... head bit off by it young.” In the late sixteenth century the possessive form its developed, apparently by analogy with the -s ending used to indicate a genitive noun, as in book's, but its was not yet common usage in Shakespeare's day ...
... head bit off by it young.” In the late sixteenth century the possessive form its developed, apparently by analogy with the -s ending used to indicate a genitive noun, as in book's, but its was not yet common usage in Shakespeare's day ...
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... drum and colors, ” and another sort of appeal to the eye is indicated by the stage direction “Enter Macduff, with Macbeth's head. ” Some scenery and properties may have been substantial; doubtless a throne was used, but.
... drum and colors, ” and another sort of appeal to the eye is indicated by the stage direction “Enter Macduff, with Macbeth's head. ” Some scenery and properties may have been substantial; doubtless a throne was used, but.
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... , though no play of Shakespeare's was equipped with indications of the locale at the heads of scene divisions, locales have here been added in square brackets for the convenience of readers, who lack the information that costumes,
... , though no play of Shakespeare's was equipped with indications of the locale at the heads of scene divisions, locales have here been added in square brackets for the convenience of readers, who lack the information that costumes,
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... heads and unfed sides, Your looped and windowed raggedness, defend you From seasons such as these? 0, I have ta'en Too little care of this! (28-33) From this point, the action turns upward. The structure of the subplot duplicates and so ...
... heads and unfed sides, Your looped and windowed raggedness, defend you From seasons such as these? 0, I have ta'en Too little care of this! (28-33) From this point, the action turns upward. The structure of the subplot duplicates and so ...
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