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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... there was good sport at his making, and the whoreson must be acknowledged. Do you know this noble gentleman, Edmund? EDMUND No, my lord. GLOUCESTER My lord of Kent: remember him hereafter as my honourable friend. EDMUND My services to ...
... there was good sport at his making, and the whoreson must be acknowledged. Do you know this noble gentleman, Edmund? EDMUND No, my lord. GLOUCESTER My lord of Kent: remember him hereafter as my honourable friend. EDMUND My services to ...
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... there . Know that we have divided In three our kingdom : and ' tis our fast intent To shake all cares and business from our age ; Conferring them on younger strengths , while we Unburthen'd crawl toward death . Our son of Cornwall , And ...
... there . Know that we have divided In three our kingdom : and ' tis our fast intent To shake all cares and business from our age ; Conferring them on younger strengths , while we Unburthen'd crawl toward death . Our son of Cornwall , And ...
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... there she stands : If aught within that little seeming substance , Or all of it , with our displeasure pieced , And nothing more , may fitly like your grace , She's there , and she is yours . BURGUNDY I know no answer . KING LEAR Will ...
... there she stands : If aught within that little seeming substance , Or all of it , with our displeasure pieced , And nothing more , may fitly like your grace , She's there , and she is yours . BURGUNDY I know no answer . KING LEAR Will ...
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... There is further compliment of leavetaking between France and him. Pray you, let's hit together: if our father carry authority with such dispositions as he bears, this last surrender of his will but offend us. REGAN We shall further ...
... There is further compliment of leavetaking between France and him. Pray you, let's hit together: if our father carry authority with such dispositions as he bears, this last surrender of his will but offend us. REGAN We shall further ...
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... there's the cunning of it; I found it thrown in at the casement of my closet. GLOUCESTER You know the character to be your brother's? EDMUND If the matter were good, my lord, I durst swear it were his; but, in respect of that, I would ...
... there's the cunning of it; I found it thrown in at the casement of my closet. GLOUCESTER You know the character to be your brother's? EDMUND If the matter were good, my lord, I durst swear it were his; but, in respect of that, I would ...
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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