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 100
... foul fiend follows me . Through the sharp hawthorn blow the winds . Humh ! go to thy bed and warm thee . 46 335555 54 LEAR Didst thou give all to thy daughters ? And art thou come to this ? EDGAR Who gives anything to poor Tom ? whom the ...
... foul fiend follows me . Through the sharp hawthorn blow the winds . Humh ! go to thy bed and warm thee . 46 335555 54 LEAR Didst thou give all to thy daughters ? And art thou come to this ? EDGAR Who gives anything to poor Tom ? whom the ...
Page 107
... foul fiend . FOOL Prithee , nuncle , tell me whether a madman be a gentleman or a yeoman . LEAR A king , a king . IO FOOL No , he's a yeoman that has a gentleman to his son ; for he's a mad yeoman that sees his son a gentleman 13 before ...
... foul fiend . FOOL Prithee , nuncle , tell me whether a madman be a gentleman or a yeoman . LEAR A king , a king . IO FOOL No , he's a yeoman that has a gentleman to his son ; for he's a mad yeoman that sees his son a gentleman 13 before ...
Page 174
... foul foul fiend 110 squints #squemes ( i.e. squinies ? ) 132 Smulkin Snulbug 148 same most 152 him once more him 162 mercy , sir mercy 173 tower came town come III , v , 9 letter which * letter II this his III , vi , 68 Or bobtail ...
... foul foul fiend 110 squints #squemes ( i.e. squinies ? ) 132 Smulkin Snulbug 148 same most 152 him once more him 162 mercy , sir mercy 173 tower came town come III , v , 9 letter which * letter II this his III , vi , 68 Or bobtail ...
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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