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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... letters . Ac- quaint my daughter no further with anything you know than comes from her demand out of the letter . If your ... letter . FOOL If a man's brains were in's heels , were't not in danger of kibes ? 8 LEAR Ay , boy . FOOL Then I ...
... letters . Ac- quaint my daughter no further with anything you know than comes from her demand out of the letter . If your ... letter . FOOL If a man's brains were in's heels , were't not in danger of kibes ? 8 LEAR Ay , boy . FOOL Then I ...
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... letter , said he letter 90 O madam Madam it's cracked * is cracked 97 he was of that consort he was 100 th ' expense and waste the waste and spoil 120 prize poise II , ii , 1 dawning even 5 lov'st love 15-16 action - taking action ...
... letter , said he letter 90 O madam Madam it's cracked * is cracked 97 he was of that consort he was 100 th ' expense and waste the waste and spoil 120 prize poise II , ii , 1 dawning even 5 lov'st love 15-16 action - taking action ...
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... letter which * letter II this his III , vi , 68 Or bobtail * Bobtail 69 him them 71 leaped * leap 72 Do , de , de , de . Sessa Loudla doodla 76 these hard hearts this hardness 78 You will You'll Persian Persian attire 80 here and rest ...
... letter which * letter II this his III , vi , 68 Or bobtail * Bobtail 69 him them 71 leaped * leap 72 Do , de , de , de . Sessa Loudla doodla 76 these hard hearts this hardness 78 You will You'll Persian Persian attire 80 here and rest ...
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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