King LearThe Floating Press, 2009 M01 1 - 226 pages King Lear is considered one of Shakespeare's greatest plays. King Lear decides to step down and divide his kingdom between his three daughters. When his youngest and favorite daughter refuses to compete and perform her love for him, he is enraged and disowns her. She remains loyal to him, however, though he slides into madness and his other children betray him. |
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... (Exit. ) (Flourish. Re-enter Gloster, With France, Burgundy, and Attendants.) Glou. Here's France and Burgundy, my noble lord. Lear. My Lord of Burgundy, We first address toward you, who with this king Hath rivall'd for our daughter ...
... (Exit. ) (Flourish. Re-enter Gloster, With France, Burgundy, and Attendants.) Glou. Here's France and Burgundy, my noble lord. Lear. My Lord of Burgundy, We first address toward you, who with this king Hath rivall'd for our daughter ...
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... (Exit. ) Edm. This is the excellent foppery of the world, that, when we are sick in fortune,—often the surfeit of our own behaviour, —we make guilty of our disasters the sun, the moon, and the stars; as if we were villains on necessity ...
... (Exit. ) Edm. This is the excellent foppery of the world, that, when we are sick in fortune,—often the surfeit of our own behaviour, —we make guilty of our disasters the sun, the moon, and the stars; as if we were villains on necessity ...
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... be any good meaning toward you: I have told you what I have seen and heard but faintly; nothing like the image and horror of it: pray you, away! Edg. Shall I hear from you anon? Edm. I do serve you in this business. (Exit Edgar.) 38.
... be any good meaning toward you: I have told you what I have seen and heard but faintly; nothing like the image and horror of it: pray you, away! Edg. Shall I hear from you anon? Edm. I do serve you in this business. (Exit Edgar.) 38.
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... (Exit. ) Scene 111. A Room in the Duke of Albany's Palace. (Enter Goneril and Oswald.) Gon. Did my father strike my gentleman for chiding of his fool? Osw. Ay, madam. Gon. By day and night, he wrongs me; every hour 39.
... (Exit. ) Scene 111. A Room in the Duke of Albany's Palace. (Enter Goneril and Oswald.) Gon. Did my father strike my gentleman for chiding of his fool? Osw. Ay, madam. Gon. By day and night, he wrongs me; every hour 39.
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... (Exit an Attendant.) How now! what art thou? Kent. A man, sir. Lear. What dost thou profess? What wouldst thou with us? Kent. I do profess to be no less than I seem; to serve him truly that will put me in trust; to love him that is ...
... (Exit an Attendant.) How now! what art thou? Kent. A man, sir. Lear. What dost thou profess? What wouldst thou with us? Kent. I do profess to be no less than I seem; to serve him truly that will put me in trust; to love him that is ...
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Alack Albany arms art thou Attendants bastard blood brother Burgundy canst comes Cordelia Corn coxcomb dear do't dost thou doth Dover Duke of Albany Duke of Cornwall Earl of Gloster Edmund Enter Edgar Enter Gloster Enter Kent Enter Lear Exeunt Exit Edgar eyes father fear flesh Flibbertigibbet fly follow Fool fortune foul fiend France gainst Gent Gentleman give Gloster's Castle Glou gods Goneril grace hath hear heart heavens hither honour horse king King Lear knave lady letter look lord lov'd madam master Methinks nature never night noble nuncle o'er Oswald pity poor poor Tom Pr'ythee pray Re-enter Regan Scene Servants shame sirrah sister slave speak stand storm sweet lord sword tears tell thee there's thine thou art thou dost thou hast thou shalt traitor trumpet villain wind