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 15
... death . Cordelia as the death - wish- lovely and soothing death - how suggestive this is ! until we recognize that her identification as the life - wish might be equally suggestive . The value of such reflections lies in their reminder ...
... death . Cordelia as the death - wish- lovely and soothing death - how suggestive this is ! until we recognize that her identification as the life - wish might be equally suggestive . The value of such reflections lies in their reminder ...
Page 83
... Death on my state ! Wherefore Should he sit here ? This act persuades me That this remotion of the Duke and her Is practice only . Give me my servant forth . ΤΟΙ 102 105 108 109 110 Go tell the Duke and's wife I'ld speak with them ! Now ...
... Death on my state ! Wherefore Should he sit here ? This act persuades me That this remotion of the Duke and her Is practice only . Give me my servant forth . ΤΟΙ 102 105 108 109 110 Go tell the Duke and's wife I'ld speak with them ! Now ...
Page 143
... death - practiced whose death is plotted 274 stiff obstinate ; vile sense i.e. hateful consciousness 275 ingenious feeling i.e. awareness 276 distract distracted 278 wrong imaginations i.e. delusions 281 bestow lodge IV , vii The French ...
... death - practiced whose death is plotted 274 stiff obstinate ; vile sense i.e. hateful consciousness 275 ingenious feeling i.e. awareness 276 distract distracted 278 wrong imaginations i.e. delusions 281 bestow lodge IV , vii The French ...
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Alack ALBANY ALFRED HARBAGE arms art thou bastard bear Bedlam blessing blood brother Burgundy codpiece Cordelia CORNWALL daughter 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 pow'rs Pray Prithee quarto reason REGAN Servants Shakespeare shalt sirrah sister speak stand sword tell thee There's thine things thou art thou dost traitor true trumpet villain William Shakespeare wind word