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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... enter here . LEAR KENT Wilt break my heart ? I had rather break mine own . Good my lord , enter . LEAR Thou think'st ' tis much that this contentious storm Invades us to the skin . So ' tis to thee , But where the greater malady is ...
... enter here . LEAR KENT Wilt break my heart ? I had rather break mine own . Good my lord , enter . LEAR Thou think'st ' tis much that this contentious storm Invades us to the skin . So ' tis to thee , But where the greater malady is ...
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... Enter , with Drum and Colors , Lear , V , ii [ held by the hand by ] Cordelia ; and Soldiers [ of France ] , over the stage and exeunt . Enter Edgar and Gloucester . Here , father , take the shadow of this tree For your good host . Pray ...
... Enter , with Drum and Colors , Lear , V , ii [ held by the hand by ] Cordelia ; and Soldiers [ of France ] , over the stage and exeunt . Enter Edgar and Gloucester . Here , father , take the shadow of this tree For your good host . Pray ...
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... enter here enter 6 contentious tempestuous 16 home sure 22 enter here enter 29 storm night 46 blow the winds * blows the cold wind Humh ! go Go bed * cold bed 48 Didst thou give all to thy Hast given all to thy two 54 porridge pottage ...
... enter here enter 6 contentious tempestuous 16 home sure 22 enter here enter 29 storm night 46 blow the winds * blows the cold wind Humh ! go Go bed * cold bed 48 Didst thou give all to thy Hast given all to thy two 54 porridge pottage ...
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Alack ALBANY ALFRED HARBAGE arms art thou bastard bear Bedlam Bless brother Burgundy codpiece Cordelia CORNWALL daughters 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 Pray Prithee quarto reason REGAN Servants Shakespeare shalt sirrah sister sorrow speak stand sword tell thee There's thine things thou art thou dost traitor true trumpet villain wawl William Shakespeare word ΙΟΙ