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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... grace in a year , For wise men are grown foppish , And know not how their wits to wear , Their manners are so apish . LEAR When were you wont to be so full of songs , sirrah ? 163 FOOL I have used it , nuncle , e'er since thou mad'st ...
... grace in a year , For wise men are grown foppish , And know not how their wits to wear , Their manners are so apish . LEAR When were you wont to be so full of songs , sirrah ? 163 FOOL I have used it , nuncle , e'er since thou mad'st ...
Page 76
... grace and person of my master , Stocking his messenger . CORNWALL Fetch forth the stocks . As I have life and honor , There shall he sit till noon . REGAN Till noon ? Till night , my lord , and all night too . KENT Why , madam , if I ...
... grace and person of my master , Stocking his messenger . CORNWALL Fetch forth the stocks . As I have life and honor , There shall he sit till noon . REGAN Till noon ? Till night , my lord , and all night too . KENT Why , madam , if I ...
Page 86
... grace of her he follows . Out , varlet , from my sight . 180 181 182 CORNWALL LEAR 186 187 What means your Grace ? Who stocked my servant ? Regan , I have good hope Thou didst not know on't . Enter Goneril . Who comes here ? O heavens ...
... grace of her he follows . Out , varlet , from my sight . 180 181 182 CORNWALL LEAR 186 187 What means your Grace ? Who stocked my servant ? Regan , I have good hope Thou didst not know on't . Enter Goneril . Who comes here ? O heavens ...
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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