King LearWashington Square Press, 1990 - 250 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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... Hear me , recreant ! On thine allegiance , hear me ! That thou hast sought to make us break our vows , Which we durst never yet , and with strained pride To come betwixt our sentence and our power , Which nor our nature nor our place ...
... Hear me , recreant ! On thine allegiance , hear me ! That thou hast sought to make us break our vows , Which we durst never yet , and with strained pride To come betwixt our sentence and our power , Which nor our nature nor our place ...
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... hear from you anon ? Edm . I do serve you in this business . Exit Edgar . A credulous father ! and a brother noble , Whose nature is so far from doing harms That he suspects none ; on whose foolish honesty My practices ride easy ! I see ...
... hear from you anon ? Edm . I do serve you in this business . Exit Edgar . A credulous father ! and a brother noble , Whose nature is so far from doing harms That he suspects none ; on whose foolish honesty My practices ride easy ! I see ...
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... Hear , Nature , hear ! dear goddess , hear ! Suspend thy purpose , if thou didst intend To make this creature fruitful . Into her womb convey sterility ; Dry up in her the organs of increase ; And from her derogate body never spring A ...
... Hear , Nature , hear ! dear goddess , hear ! Suspend thy purpose , if thou didst intend To make this creature fruitful . Into her womb convey sterility ; Dry up in her the organs of increase ; And from her derogate body never spring A ...
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Admiral's Men Alack Albany arms bastard bear Bedlam beggar Burgundy Child Rowland Cordelia Corn Courtesy Folger Shakespeare daughter dear death Dost thou doth Dover Duke of Albany Duke of Cornwall Earl Edmund Elizabethan Enter Edgar Enter Gloucester Enter Kent Enter Lear Exit eyes father Folger Shakespeare Library Folio follow Fool fortune foul fiend France G. M. Trevelyan Gent gentleman give Globe Globe Playhouse Glou gods Goneril grace hast hath hear heart heavens hither honor John Shakespeare kill King Lear knave lady Lear's letter London look lord madam master means nature night noble nuncle o'er Oswald playhouse plays poor Pray Prithee Quarto rage Regan rogues Scene servant Shake sister speak stage stand storm Stratford sword tell theatres thee There's thine thing thou art traitor trumpet villain William Shakespeare wits