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 50
... madam . GONERIL By day and night he wrongs me . Every hour He flashes into one gross crime or other That sets us all at odds . I'll not endure it . His knights grow riotous , and himself upbraids us On every trifle . When he returns ...
... madam . GONERIL By day and night he wrongs me . Every hour He flashes into one gross crime or other That sets us all at odds . I'll not endure it . His knights grow riotous , and himself upbraids us On every trifle . When he returns ...
Page 69
... madam . ' Tis too bad , too bad . EDMUND Yes , madam , he was of that consort . REGAN No marvel then though he were ill affected . ' Tis they have put him on the old man's death , To have th ' expense and waste of his revenues . I have ...
... madam . ' Tis too bad , too bad . EDMUND Yes , madam , he was of that consort . REGAN No marvel then though he were ill affected . ' Tis they have put him on the old man's death , To have th ' expense and waste of his revenues . I have ...
Page 130
... madam , with my letter . REGAN Our troops set forth to - morrow . Stay with us . The ways are dangerous . OSWALD I may not , madam . 18 My lady charged my duty in this business . 20 24 25 26 29 31 32 33 35 REGAN Why should she write to ...
... madam , with my letter . REGAN Our troops set forth to - morrow . Stay with us . The ways are dangerous . OSWALD I may not , madam . 18 My lady charged my duty in this business . 20 24 25 26 29 31 32 33 35 REGAN Why should she write to ...
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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