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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... Poor naked wretches , wheresoe'er you are , That bide the pelting of this pitiless storm , How shall your houseless ... Poor Tom ! Enter Fool . FOOL Come not in here , nuncle ; here's a spirit . Help me , help me ! KENT Give me thy hand ...
... Poor naked wretches , wheresoe'er you are , That bide the pelting of this pitiless storm , How shall your houseless ... Poor Tom ! Enter Fool . FOOL Come not in here , nuncle ; here's a spirit . Help me , help me ! KENT Give me thy hand ...
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... Poor Tom hath been scared out of his good wits . Bless thee , good man's son , from the foul fiend . [ Five fiends have been in poor Tom at once : of lust , as Obidicut ; Hobbi- didence , prince of dumbness ; Mahu , of stealing ; Modo ...
... Poor Tom hath been scared out of his good wits . Bless thee , good man's son , from the foul fiend . [ Five fiends have been in poor Tom at once : of lust , as Obidicut ; Hobbi- didence , prince of dumbness ; Mahu , of stealing ; Modo ...
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... poor as the King . LEAR If thou be'st as poor for a subject as he's for a king , thou art poor enough . What wouldst thou ? KENT Service . > LEAR Who wouldst thou serve ? KENT You . LEAR Dost thou know me , fellow ? 24-25 breed ...
... poor as the King . LEAR If thou be'st as poor for a subject as he's for a king , thou art poor enough . What wouldst thou ? KENT Service . > LEAR Who wouldst thou serve ? KENT You . LEAR Dost thou know me , fellow ? 24-25 breed ...
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ALBANY ALFRED HARBAGE arms art thou astrological sect Bastard Edmund bear Bedlam blessing 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 farewell father fear Flibbertigibbet 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 KENT King Lear knave lady LEAR Enter Lear's letter look madam master MESSENGER moonshine 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 thou shalt to't traitor trumpet Ursa Major constellations villain wind word