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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... fall rather , though the fork invade The region of my heart . Be Kent unmannerly When Lear is mad , What wouldst thou do , old man ? Think'st thou that duty shall have dread to speak 122 his its 123 set my rest ( 1 ) risk my stake ( a ...
... fall rather , though the fork invade The region of my heart . Be Kent unmannerly When Lear is mad , What wouldst thou do , old man ? Think'st thou that duty shall have dread to speak 122 his its 123 set my rest ( 1 ) risk my stake ( a ...
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... fall On her ingrateful top ! Strike her young bones , You taking airs , with lameness . CORNWALL LEAR Fie , sir , fie ! You nimble lightnings , dart your blinding flames Into her scornful eyes ! Infect her beauty , You fen - sucked fogs ...
... fall On her ingrateful top ! Strike her young bones , You taking airs , with lameness . CORNWALL LEAR Fie , sir , fie ! You nimble lightnings , dart your blinding flames Into her scornful eyes ! Infect her beauty , You fen - sucked fogs ...
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... falls forward and swoons . ] Gone , sir - farewell . And yet I know not how conceit may rob The treasury of life ... fall'n , or no ? EDGAR From the dread summit of this chalky bourn . Look up a - height . The shrill - gorged lark so ...
... falls forward and swoons . ] Gone , sir - farewell . And yet I know not how conceit may rob The treasury of life ... fall'n , or no ? EDGAR From the dread summit of this chalky bourn . Look up a - height . The shrill - gorged lark so ...
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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