King LearMethuen, 1966 - 260 pages |
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... scene is a kind of prologue ; and by making it as short as possible Shakespeare was able to concentrate on the tragic results of the King's foolishness . The old play continues with a scene in which Perillus laments Leir's stupidity ...
... scene is a kind of prologue ; and by making it as short as possible Shakespeare was able to concentrate on the tragic results of the King's foolishness . The old play continues with a scene in which Perillus laments Leir's stupidity ...
Page 80
... SCENE III .- [ A Wood . ] Enter EDGAR . Edg . , I heard myself proclaim'd ; And by the happy hollow of a tree Escap'd the hunt . No port is free ; no place , That guard , and most unusual vigilance , Does not attend my taking . Whiles I ...
... SCENE III .- [ A Wood . ] Enter EDGAR . Edg . , I heard myself proclaim'd ; And by the happy hollow of a tree Escap'd the hunt . No port is free ; no place , That guard , and most unusual vigilance , Does not attend my taking . Whiles I ...
Page 130
... Scene VI S.D. ] Perret , comparing III . iv . 160 , suggests that Theobald's placing of this scene in a farmhouse is wrong . Perhaps Capell's suggestion , " A Room in some of the outbuildings of the Castle " is better . • to 2. piece ...
... Scene VI S.D. ] Perret , comparing III . iv . 160 , suggests that Theobald's placing of this scene in a farmhouse is wrong . Perhaps Capell's suggestion , " A Room in some of the outbuildings of the Castle " is better . • to 2. piece ...
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