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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... Fool. Oswald, steward to Goneril. An Officer employed by Edmund. Gentleman, attendant on Cordelia. A Herald. Servants to Cornwall. Goneril, daughter to Lear. Regan, daughter to Lear. Cordelia, daughter Persons Represented.
... Fool. Oswald, steward to Goneril. An Officer employed by Edmund. Gentleman, attendant on Cordelia. A Herald. Servants to Cornwall. Goneril, daughter to Lear. Regan, daughter to Lear. Cordelia, daughter Persons Represented.
Page 34
... the moon, and the stars; as if we were villains on necessity; fools by heavenly compulsion; knaves, thieves, and treachers by spherical predominance, drunkards, liars, and adulterers by an enforced obedience of planetary 34.
... the moon, and the stars; as if we were villains on necessity; fools by heavenly compulsion; knaves, thieves, and treachers by spherical predominance, drunkards, liars, and adulterers by an enforced obedience of planetary 34.
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... I can fashion fit. (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.
... I can fashion fit. (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.
Page 40
... authorities That he hath given away!—Now, by my life, Old fools are babes again; and must be us'd With checks as flatteries,—when they are seen abus'd. Remember what I have said. Osw. Very well, madam. Gon. And let his knights have 40.
... authorities That he hath given away!—Now, by my life, Old fools are babes again; and must be us'd With checks as flatteries,—when they are seen abus'd. Remember what I have said. Osw. Very well, madam. Gon. And let his knights have 40.
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... anything: I have years on my back fortyeight. Lear. Follow me; thou shalt serve me. If I like thee no worse after dinner, I will not part from thee yet.—Dinner, ho, dinner! Where's my knave? my fool?—Go you and call my fool 44.
... anything: I have years on my back fortyeight. Lear. Follow me; thou shalt serve me. If I like thee no worse after dinner, I will not part from thee yet.—Dinner, ho, dinner! Where's my knave? my fool?—Go you and call my fool 44.
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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