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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... daughters ' several dowers , that future strife May be prevented now . The princes , France and Burgundy , Great rivals in our youngest daughter's love , Long in our court have made their amorous sojourn , And here are to be answer'd ...
... daughters ' several dowers , that future strife May be prevented now . The princes , France and Burgundy , Great rivals in our youngest daughter's love , Long in our court have made their amorous sojourn , And here are to be answer'd ...
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... daughter , Our dearest Regan , wife to Cornwall ? Speak . REGAN Sir , I am made Of the self - same metal that my sister is , And prize me at her worth . In my true heart I find she names my very deed of love ; Only she comes too short ...
... daughter , Our dearest Regan , wife to Cornwall ? Speak . REGAN Sir , I am made Of the self - same metal that my sister is , And prize me at her worth . In my true heart I find she names my very deed of love ; Only she comes too short ...
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... daughter . KENT Good my liege , - KING LEAR Peace , Kent ! Come not between the dragon and his wrath . I loved her ... daughters ' dowers digest this third : Let pride , which she calls plainness , marry her . I do invest you jointly ...
... daughter . KENT Good my liege , - KING LEAR Peace , Kent ! Come not between the dragon and his wrath . I loved her ... daughters ' dowers digest this third : Let pride , which she calls plainness , marry her . I do invest you jointly ...
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... daughter does not love thee least; Nor are those empty-hearted whose low sound Reverbs no hollowness. KING LEAR Kent, on thy life, no more. My KENT life I never held but as a pawn To wage against thy enemies; nor fear to lose it, Thy ...
... daughter does not love thee least; Nor are those empty-hearted whose low sound Reverbs no hollowness. KING LEAR Kent, on thy life, no more. My KENT life I never held but as a pawn To wage against thy enemies; nor fear to lose it, Thy ...
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... daughter: what, in the least, Will you require in present dower with her, Or cease your quest of love? BURGUNDY Most royal majesty, I crave no more than what your highness offer'd, Nor will you tender less. KING LEAR Right noble ...
... daughter: what, in the least, Will you require in present dower with her, Or cease your quest of love? BURGUNDY Most royal majesty, I crave no more than what your highness offer'd, Nor will you tender less. KING LEAR Right noble ...
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