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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... father found ; A love that makes breath poor , and speech unable ; Beyond all manner of so much I love you . CORDELIA [ Aside ] What shall Cordelia do ? Love , and be silent . LEAR Of all these bounds , even from this line.
... father found ; A love that makes breath poor , and speech unable ; Beyond all manner of so much I love you . CORDELIA [ Aside ] What shall Cordelia do ? Love , and be silent . LEAR Of all these bounds , even from this line.
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... , half my care and duty: Sure, I shall never marry like my sisters, To love my father all. KING LEAR But goes thy heart with this? CORDELIA Ay, good my lord. KING LEAR So young, and so untender? CORDELIA So young , my lord , and true .
... , half my care and duty: Sure, I shall never marry like my sisters, To love my father all. KING LEAR But goes thy heart with this? CORDELIA Ay, good my lord. KING LEAR So young, and so untender? CORDELIA So young , my lord , and true .
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... father's heart from her ! Call France ; who stirs ? Call Burgundy . Cornwall and Albany , With my two daughters ' dowers digest this third : Let pride , which she calls plainness , marry her . I do invest you jointly with my power , Pre ...
... father's heart from her ! Call France ; who stirs ? Call Burgundy . Cornwall and Albany , With my two daughters ' dowers digest this third : Let pride , which she calls plainness , marry her . I do invest you jointly with my power , Pre ...
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... father, as my master follow'd, As my great patron thought on in my prayers,— KING LEAR The bow is bent and drawn, make from the shaft. KENT Let it fall rather, though the fork invade The region of my heart: be Kent unmannerly, When Lear ...
... father, as my master follow'd, As my great patron thought on in my prayers,— KING LEAR The bow is bent and drawn, make from the shaft. KENT Let it fall rather, though the fork invade The region of my heart: be Kent unmannerly, When Lear ...
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... father That you must lose a husband . CORDELIA Peace be with Burgundy ! Since that respects of fortune are his love , I shall not be his wife . KING OF FRANCE Fairest Cordelia , that art most rich , being poor ; Most choice , forsaken ...
... father That you must lose a husband . CORDELIA Peace be with Burgundy ! Since that respects of fortune are his love , I shall not be his wife . KING OF FRANCE Fairest Cordelia , that art most rich , being poor ; Most choice , forsaken ...
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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