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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... thou my sometime daughter. Kent. Good my liege,— Lear. Peace, Kent! Come not between the dragon and his wrath. I lov'd her most, and thought to set my rest On her kind nursery—Hence, and avoid my sight!—( T o Cordelia.) So be my grave ...
... thou my sometime daughter. Kent. Good my liege,— Lear. Peace, Kent! Come not between the dragon and his wrath. I lov'd her most, and thought to set my rest On her kind nursery—Hence, and avoid my sight!—( T o Cordelia.) So be my grave ...
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... thou do, old man? Think'st thou that duty shall have dread to speak When power to flattery bows? To plainness honour's bound When majesty falls to folly. Reverse thy state, And in thy best consideration check This hideous rashness ...
... thou do, old man? Think'st thou that duty shall have dread to speak When power to flattery bows? To plainness honour's bound When majesty falls to folly. Reverse thy state, And in thy best consideration check This hideous rashness ...
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... thou dost evil. Lear. Hear me, recreant! On thine allegiance, hear me!— Since thou hast sought to make us break our vow,— Which we durst never yet,—and with strain'd pride To come between our sentence and our power,— Which nor our ...
... thou dost evil. Lear. Hear me, recreant! On thine allegiance, hear me!— Since thou hast sought to make us break our vow,— Which we durst never yet,—and with strain'd pride To come between our sentence and our power,— Which nor our ...
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... thou wilt appear, Freedom lives hence, and banishment is here.— ( T o Cordelia.) The gods to their dear shelter take thee, maid, That justly think' st and hast most rightly said! ( T o Regan and Goneril.) And your large speeches may ...
... thou wilt appear, Freedom lives hence, and banishment is here.— ( T o Cordelia.) The gods to their dear shelter take thee, maid, That justly think' st and hast most rightly said! ( T o Regan and Goneril.) And your large speeches may ...
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... thou Hadst not been born than not to have pleas'd me better. France. Is it but this,—a tardiness in nature Which often leaves the history unspoke That it intends to do?—My lord of Burgundy, What say you to the lady? Love's not love When ...
... thou Hadst not been born than not to have pleas'd me better. France. Is it but this,—a tardiness in nature Which often leaves the history unspoke That it intends to do?—My lord of Burgundy, What say you to the lady? Love's not love When ...
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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