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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... pit 157 motive the moving cause 158 still always 159 blank center of the target ( to guide your aim truly ) 161 Miscreant ( 1 ) rascal , ( 2 ) infidel 166 recreant traitor 166 168 169 170 172 174 177 180 184 185 187 37 KING LEAK I , i.
... pit 157 motive the moving cause 158 still always 159 blank center of the target ( to guide your aim truly ) 161 Miscreant ( 1 ) rascal , ( 2 ) infidel 166 recreant traitor 166 168 169 170 172 174 177 180 184 185 187 37 KING LEAK I , i.
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... traitor Gloucester . [ Exeunt some Servants . ] REGAN Hang him instantly . GONERIL Pluck out his eyes . CORNWALL Leave him to my displeasure . Edmund , keep you our sister company . The revenges we are bound to take upon your traitorous ...
... traitor Gloucester . [ Exeunt some Servants . ] REGAN Hang him instantly . GONERIL Pluck out his eyes . CORNWALL Leave him to my displeasure . Edmund , keep you our sister company . The revenges we are bound to take upon your traitorous ...
Page 157
... traitor , let him appear by the third sound of the trumpet . He is bold in his defense . ' [ EDMUND Sound ! ] First trumpet . HERALD Again ! Second trumpet . Again ! Third trumpet . Trumpet answers within . Enter Edgar , armed [ at the ...
... traitor , let him appear by the third sound of the trumpet . He is bold in his defense . ' [ EDMUND Sound ! ] First trumpet . HERALD Again ! Second trumpet . Again ! Third trumpet . Trumpet answers within . Enter Edgar , armed [ at the ...
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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