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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... gone . If for my sake Thou wilt o'ertake us hence a mile or twain I ' th ' way toward Dover , do it for ancient love ; And bring some covering for this naked soul , Which I'll entreat to lead me . OLD MAN GLOUCESTER Alack , sir , he is ...
... gone . If for my sake Thou wilt o'ertake us hence a mile or twain I ' th ' way toward Dover , do it for ancient love ; And bring some covering for this naked soul , Which I'll entreat to lead me . OLD MAN GLOUCESTER Alack , sir , he is ...
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... gone for ever . I know when one is dead , and when one lives . She's dead as earth . Lend me a looking glass . If that her breath will mist or stain the stone , Why then she lives . 264 KENT EDGAR 265 Is this the promised end ? Or image ...
... gone for ever . I know when one is dead , and when one lives . She's dead as earth . Lend me a looking glass . If that her breath will mist or stain the stone , Why then she lives . 264 KENT EDGAR 265 Is this the promised end ? Or image ...
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... gone indeed . 298 What ... come i.e. whatever means of aiding this ruined great one presents itself 302 boot good measure ; addition titles , advancement in rank 306 fooli.e . Cordelia ( " Fool ' was often a term of affection , and some ...
... gone indeed . 298 What ... come i.e. whatever means of aiding this ruined great one presents itself 302 boot good measure ; addition titles , advancement in rank 306 fooli.e . Cordelia ( " Fool ' was often a term of affection , and some ...
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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