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 88
... reason with your passion Must be content to think you old and so- But she knows what she does . LEAR REGAN Is this well spoken ? I dare avouch it , sir . What , fifty followers ? Is it not well ? What should you need of more ? Yea , or ...
... reason with your passion Must be content to think you old and so- But she knows what she does . LEAR REGAN Is this well spoken ? I dare avouch it , sir . What , fifty followers ? Is it not well ? What should you need of more ? Yea , or ...
Page 90
... reason analyze 260 Are ... superfluous i.e. have some poor possession not utterly indispensable 261 than nature needs i.e. than life needs for mere survival 263-65 If ... warm i.e. if to be dressed warmly ( i.e. for need ) were ...
... reason analyze 260 Are ... superfluous i.e. have some poor possession not utterly indispensable 261 than nature needs i.e. than life needs for mere survival 263-65 If ... warm i.e. if to be dressed warmly ( i.e. for need ) were ...
Page 171
... reason it reason 118 on by 120 spherical spiritual 124 on to a star stars 129 bastardiz- ing bastardy 130 pat out 131 Tom o ' them of 132-33 divisions . Fa , sol , la , mi divisions 138 with about 139 writes writ 148 The night Why , the ...
... reason it reason 118 on by 120 spherical spiritual 124 on to a star stars 129 bastardiz- ing bastardy 130 pat out 131 Tom o ' them of 132-33 divisions . Fa , sol , la , mi divisions 138 with about 139 writes writ 148 The night Why , the ...
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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