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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... thou owest God a death,” and Falstaff replies, “ 'Tis not due yet: I would be loath to pay him before his day. What need I be so forward with him that calls not on me?” (5.1.126-29). Sometimes the puns reveal a delightful playfulness ...
... thou owest God a death,” and Falstaff replies, “ 'Tis not due yet: I would be loath to pay him before his day. What need I be so forward with him that calls not on me?” (5.1.126-29). Sometimes the puns reveal a delightful playfulness ...
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... thou, thy, and thee were used among familiars and in speaking to children and inferiors; ye, your, and you were used in speaking to superiors (servants to masters, nobles to the king) or to equals with whom the speaker was not familiar ...
... thou, thy, and thee were used among familiars and in speaking to children and inferiors; ye, your, and you were used in speaking to superiors (servants to masters, nobles to the king) or to equals with whom the speaker was not familiar ...
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... thou beg, Laertes, That shall notbe my offer, not thy asking? (1.2.42-46) Notice the short sentences and the repetition of the name “Laertes,” to whom the speech is addressed. Notice, too, the shift from the royal “us” in the second ...
... thou beg, Laertes, That shall notbe my offer, not thy asking? (1.2.42-46) Notice the short sentences and the repetition of the name “Laertes,” to whom the speech is addressed. Notice, too, the shift from the royal “us” in the second ...
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... thou couldst, doctor, cast The water of my land, find her disease And purge it to a sound and pristine health, I would applaud thee to the very echo, That should applaud again.—Pull't off, I say.—What rhubarb, senna, or what purgative ...
... thou couldst, doctor, cast The water of my land, find her disease And purge it to a sound and pristine health, I would applaud thee to the very echo, That should applaud again.—Pull't off, I say.—What rhubarb, senna, or what purgative ...
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... thou my sometime° daughter. Kent. Good my liege—Lear. Peace, Kent! 99 Return ... fit i.e., am correspondingly dutiful 102 Haply perhaps 103 plight troth plight 112 mysterles of Hecate secret rites of Hecate (goddess of.
... thou my sometime° daughter. Kent. Good my liege—Lear. Peace, Kent! 99 Return ... fit i.e., am correspondingly dutiful 102 Haply perhaps 103 plight troth plight 112 mysterles of Hecate secret rites of Hecate (goddess of.
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