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 64
... I'ld have thee beaten for being old before thy time . LEAR How's that ? FOOL Thou shouldst not have been old till thou hadst been wise . LEAR O , let me not be mad , not inad , sweet heaven ! Shalt thou shalt ; kindly after her kind ...
... I'ld have thee beaten for being old before thy time . LEAR How's that ? FOOL Thou shouldst not have been old till thou hadst been wise . LEAR O , let me not be mad , not inad , sweet heaven ! Shalt thou shalt ; kindly after her kind ...
Page 68
... I'ld turn it all To thy suggestion , plot , and damnèd practice ; And thou must make a dullard of the world , If they not thought the profits of my death Were very pregnant and potential spirits To make thee seek it . ' 77 GLOUCESTER 78 ...
... I'ld turn it all To thy suggestion , plot , and damnèd practice ; And thou must make a dullard of the world , If they not thought the profits of my death Were very pregnant and potential spirits To make thee seek it . ' 77 GLOUCESTER 78 ...
Page 115
... I'ld shake it on this quarrel . What do you mean ! CORNWALL My villain ! [ Draw and fight . ] I. SERVANT Nay , then , come on , and take the chance of anger . 61 stelled starry 62 holp helped 64 turn the key i.e. let them come in to ...
... I'ld shake it on this quarrel . What do you mean ! CORNWALL My villain ! [ Draw and fight . ] I. SERVANT Nay , then , come on , and take the chance of anger . 61 stelled starry 62 holp helped 64 turn the key i.e. let them come in 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