King LearDover Publications, 1994 M06 16 - 144 pages First performed about 1805, King Lear is one of the most relentlessly bleak of Shakespeare's tragedies. Probably written between Othello and Macbeth, when the playwright was at the peak of his tragic power, Lear's themes of filial ingratitude, injustice, and the meaninglessness of life in a seemingly indifferent universe are explored with unsurpassed power and depth. |
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... noble lord . My lord of Burgundy , We first address towards you , who with this king Hath rivall❜d for our daughter : what , in the least , Will you require in present dower with her , Or cease your quest of love ? Most royal majesty ...
... noble Burgundy . [ Flourish . Exeunt all but France , Goneril , Regan , and Cordelia . ] FRANCE . Bid farewell to your sisters . COR . REG . GON . COR . FRANCE . GON . REG . GON . The jewels of our father , with wash'd eyes Cordelia ...
... noble as the adversary I come to cope.16 Which is that adversary ? What's he that speaks for Edmund , Earl of Gloucester ? Himself : what say'st thou to him ? Draw thy sword , That if my speech offend a noble heart , Thy arm may do thee ...