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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Page 81
... turns the key to th ' poor . +8+ 47 48 50 51 But for all this , thou shalt have as many dolors for thy 52 daughters as thou canst tell in a year . LEAR O , how this mother swells up toward my heart ! Hysterica passio , down , thou ...
... turns the key to th ' poor . +8+ 47 48 50 51 But for all this , thou shalt have as many dolors for thy 52 daughters as thou canst tell in a year . LEAR O , how this mother swells up toward my heart ! Hysterica passio , down , thou ...
Page 115
... turn the key . ' All cruels else subscribe . But I shall see The winged vengeance overtake such children . CORNWALL See't shalt thou never . Fellows , hold the chair . Upon these eyes of thine I'll set my foot . GLOUCESTER He that will ...
... turn the key . ' All cruels else subscribe . But I shall see The winged vengeance overtake such children . CORNWALL See't shalt thou never . Fellows , hold the chair . Upon these eyes of thine I'll set my foot . GLOUCESTER He that will ...
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... turn our impressed lances in our eyes Which do command them . With him I sent the Queen , My reason all the same ... turn ... eyes i.e. make our conscripted lancers turn on us 53 space interval 54 session trials 56 best quarrels ...
... turn our impressed lances in our eyes Which do command them . With him I sent the Queen , My reason all the same ... turn ... eyes i.e. make our conscripted lancers turn on us 53 space interval 54 session trials 56 best quarrels ...
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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