King LearOpen Road Media, 2020 M05 5 - 124 pages The story of a king who craves flattery—and the daughter who refuses him even at the cost of her own inheritance. King Lear wants nothing more than to be praised, and when he decides to divide his realm according to how much each of his daughters can impress him with their declarations of love, Goneril and Regan are quick to oblige. Only the youngest, Cordelia, cannot give him what he wants—and she is promptly cut out of his will. Lear’s decision will roil not only his family but his kingdom, for the political implications of the inheritance set off a tragic series of events as Lear’s madness grows. One of the theater’s greatest works, re-popularized most recently by the 2018 film adaptation starring Anthony Hopkins, King Lear is a cornerstone of Western literature and a timeless story. |
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... The king is coming. Sennet. Enter KING LEAR, CORNWALL, ALBANY, GONERIL, REGAN, CORDELIA, and Attendants KING LEAR Attend the lords of France and Burgundy, Gloucester. GLOUCESTER I shall , my liege . Exeunt GLOUCESTER and.
... The king is coming. Sennet. Enter KING LEAR, CORNWALL, ALBANY, GONERIL, REGAN, CORDELIA, and Attendants KING LEAR Attend the lords of France and Burgundy, Gloucester. GLOUCESTER I shall , my liege . Exeunt GLOUCESTER and.
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... Goneril , Our eldest - born , speak first . GONERIL Sir , I love you more than words can wield the matter ; Dearer than eye - sight , space , and liberty ; Beyond what can be valued , rich or rare ; No less than life , with grace ...
... Goneril , Our eldest - born , speak first . GONERIL Sir , I love you more than words can wield the matter ; Dearer than eye - sight , space , and liberty ; Beyond what can be valued , rich or rare ; No less than life , with grace ...
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... Goneril . Now , our joy , Although the last , not least ; to whose young The vines of France and milk of Burgundy Strive to be interess'd ; what can you say to draw A third more opulent than your sisters ? Speak . CORDELIA Nothing , my ...
... Goneril . Now , our joy , Although the last , not least ; to whose young The vines of France and milk of Burgundy Strive to be interess'd ; what can you say to draw A third more opulent than your sisters ? Speak . CORDELIA Nothing , my ...
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... GONERIL And your large speeches may your deeds approve, That good effects may spring from words of love. Thus Kent, O princes, bids you all adieu; He'll shape his old course in a country new. Exit Flourish. Re-enter GLOUCESTER, with ...
... GONERIL And your large speeches may your deeds approve, That good effects may spring from words of love. Thus Kent, O princes, bids you all adieu; He'll shape his old course in a country new. Exit Flourish. Re-enter GLOUCESTER, with ...
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... hers again . Therefore be gone Without our grace , our love , our benison . Come , noble Burgundy . Flourish . Exeunt all bul KING OF FRANCE , GONERIL , REGAN , and CORDELIA KING OF FRANCE Bid farewell to your sisters. CORDELIA eyes.
... hers again . Therefore be gone Without our grace , our love , our benison . Come , noble Burgundy . Flourish . Exeunt all bul KING OF FRANCE , GONERIL , REGAN , and CORDELIA KING OF FRANCE Bid farewell to your sisters. CORDELIA eyes.
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ALBANY arms art thou blood brother Burgundy canst comes CORDELIA CORNWALL coxcomb CURAN dear death Dost thou doth Dover duke Duke of Albany Duke of Cornwall Earl of Gloucester EDGAR EDGAR Enter EDGAR Enter GLOUCESTER Enter KENT Enter KING LEAR Enter OSWALD Exeunt SCENE Exit EDGAR Exit EDMUND Exit SCENE eyes farewell father fear Flibbertigibbet follow Fool fortune foul fiend gainst Gentleman Give Gloucester’s castle gods GONERIL grace hand hath hear heart heavens hither honour horse KING LEAR Let KING OF FRANCE knave lady letter look lord man’s master Messenger Methinks nature never night noble nuncle pity poison'd poor poor Tom pray Prithee Re-enter REGAN seek Servant shame sirrah sister slave speak stand storm sweet lord sword tell thee thine thing thou art thou dost thou hast thou shalt traitor trumpet villain Where’s WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE wind