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 39
... leave her ? BURGUNDY Pardon me , royal sir . Election makes not up on such conditions . LEAR Then leave her , sir , for by the pow'r that made me I tell you all her wealth . [ to France ] For you , great King , I would not from your ...
... leave her ? BURGUNDY Pardon me , royal sir . Election makes not up on such conditions . LEAR Then leave her , sir , for by the pow'r that made me I tell you all her wealth . [ to France ] For you , great King , I would not from your ...
Page 43
... leave - taking 301 between France and him . Pray you let us hit together ; if 302 our father carry authority with such disposition as he bears , this last surrender of his will but offend us . REGAN We shall further think of it . 304 ...
... leave - taking 301 between France and him . Pray you let us hit together ; if 302 our father carry authority with such disposition as he bears , this last surrender of his will but offend us . REGAN We shall further think of it . 304 ...
Page 55
... Leave thy drink and thy whore , And keep in - a - door , And thou shalt have more 114 115 116 117 120 Than two tens to a score . KENT This is nothing , fool . FOOL Then ' tis like the breath of an unfee'd lawyer - you 123 gave me ...
... Leave thy drink and thy whore , And keep in - a - door , And thou shalt have more 114 115 116 117 120 Than two tens to a score . KENT This is nothing , fool . FOOL Then ' tis like the breath of an unfee'd lawyer - you 123 gave me ...
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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