King LearPenguin Books, 1970 - 175 pages "King Lear, one of Shakespeare's darkest and most savage plays, tells the story of the foolish and purblind Lear, who divides his kingdom, as he does his affections, according to vanity and whim. Lear's failure as a father engulfs himself and his world in turmoil and tragedy." "Eminent linguist and translator Burton Raffel offers generous help with vocabulary, pronunciation, and prosody and provides alternative readings of phrases and lines. His on-page annotations give readers all the tools they need to comprehend the play and begin to explore its many possible interpretations. Raffel provides an introductory essay, and in a concluding essay Harold Bloom examines Lear, who, though possessed of Jobean dignity, is rather unlike Job, since Lear so determinedly brings about his own suffering."--BOOK JACKET. |
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Page 98
... Enter Lear , Kent , and Fool . Here is the place , my lord . Good my lord , enter . The tyranny of the open night's too rough III , iii Within Gloucester's castle 3 pity have mercy upon 5 entreat plead 7 division contention 8 worse more ...
... Enter Lear , Kent , and Fool . Here is the place , my lord . Good my lord , enter . The tyranny of the open night's too rough III , iii Within Gloucester's castle 3 pity have mercy upon 5 entreat plead 7 division contention 8 worse more ...
Page 151
... Enter , with Drum and Colors , Lear , V , ii [ held by the hand by ] Cordelia ; and Soldiers [ of France ] , over the stage and exeunt . Enter Edgar and Gloucester . Here , father , take the shadow of this tree For your good host . Pray ...
... Enter , with Drum and Colors , Lear , V , ii [ held by the hand by ] Cordelia ; and Soldiers [ of France ] , over the stage and exeunt . Enter Edgar and Gloucester . Here , father , take the shadow of this tree For your good host . Pray ...
Page 173
... enter here enter 6 contentious tempestuous 16 home sure 22 enter here enter 29 storm night 46 blow the winds * blows the cold wind Humh ! go Go bed * cold bed 48 Didst thou give all to thy Hast given all to thy two 54 porridge pottage ...
... enter here enter 6 contentious tempestuous 16 home sure 22 enter here enter 29 storm night 46 blow the winds * blows the cold wind Humh ! go Go bed * cold bed 48 Didst thou give all to thy Hast given all to thy two 54 porridge pottage ...
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ALBANY ALFRED HARBAGE arms art thou astrological sect Attendants bear Bedlam blessing brother Burgundy codpiece Cordelia CORNWALL CURAN daughter dear death Dost thou doth Dover Duke Duke of Albany Duke of Cornwall Earl of Gloucester Enter Edgar Enter Gloucester Enter Kent Enter Lear Enter Steward Oswald Exeunt Exit eyes father fear Flibbertigibbet folio follow fool fortune foul fiend France GENTLEMAN give GLOUCESTER EDGAR Gloucester's castle gods GONERIL grace hath hear heart heavens hither honor horse I'ld justice KENT King Lear knave lady LEAR Enter Lear's letter look lord madam master MESSENGER nature night noble nuncle pity play poor poor Tom pow'rs pray Prithee quarto REGAN Servants Shakespeare shame sirrah sister slave speak stand sword tell thee There's thine things thou art thou dost to't traitor trumpet Ursa Major constellations villain wind word