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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... Alack , why does he so ? ' ] ALBANY 46 48 50 52 56 45550 57 58 See thyself , devil : 60 Proper deformity seems not in the fiend So horrid as in woman . GONERIL O vain fool ! [ ALBANY Thou changed and self - covered thing , for shame ...
... Alack , why does he so ? ' ] ALBANY 46 48 50 52 56 45550 57 58 See thyself , devil : 60 Proper deformity seems not in the fiend So horrid as in woman . GONERIL O vain fool ! [ ALBANY Thou changed and self - covered thing , for shame ...
Page 138
... Alack , alack the day . LEAR When we are born , we cry that we are come To this great stage of fools . - This ' a good block . It were a delicate stratagem to shoe A troop of horse with felt . I'll put't in proof , usurer ... 159 lusts ...
... Alack , alack the day . LEAR When we are born , we cry that we are come To this great stage of fools . - This ' a good block . It were a delicate stratagem to shoe A troop of horse with felt . I'll put't in proof , usurer ... 159 lusts ...
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... Alack , alack , ' Tis wonder that thy life and wits at once Had not concluded all . - He wakes . Speak to him . DOCTOR Madam , do you ; ' tis fittest . CORDELIA How does my royal lord ? How fares your Majesty ,? LEAR You do me wrong to ...
... Alack , alack , ' Tis wonder that thy life and wits at once Had not concluded all . - He wakes . Speak to him . DOCTOR Madam , do you ; ' tis fittest . CORDELIA How does my royal lord ? How fares your Majesty ,? LEAR You do me wrong to ...
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Alack ALBANY ALFRED HARBAGE arms art thou bastard bear Bedlam Bless Burgundy codpiece Cordelia CORNWALL daughters dear death Dost thou doth Dover Duke Duke of Albany Duke of Cornwall Earl of Gloucester EDMUND Enter Edgar Enter Gloucester Enter Kent Enter Lear evil Exeunt Exit eyes father fear Flibbertigibbet folio fool fortune foul fiend France GENTLEMAN give GLOUCESTER EDGAR Gloucester's castle gods GONERIL grace hast hath hear heart heavens hither honor I'ld justice King Lear knave lady LEAR Enter Lear's letter look lord madam master MESSENGER nature never night noble nuncle pity play poor poor Tom Pray Prithee quarto reason REGAN Servants Shakespeare shalt sirrah sister sorrow speak stand sword tell thee There's thine things thou art thou dost traitor true trumpet villain wawl William Shakespeare wind word