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 82
... dear lord , You know the fiery quality of the Duke , How unremovable and fixed he is In his own course . LEAR Vengeance , plague , death , confusion ! Fiery ? What quality ? Why , Gloucester , Gloucester , I'ld speak with the Duke of ...
... dear lord , You know the fiery quality of the Duke , How unremovable and fixed he is In his own course . LEAR Vengeance , plague , death , confusion ! Fiery ? What quality ? Why , Gloucester , Gloucester , I'ld speak with the Duke of ...
Page 127
... dear rights To his dog - hearted daughters - these things sting His mind so venomously that burning shame Detains him from Cordelia . GENTLEMAN KENT Alack , poor gentleman . Of Albany's and Cornwall's powers you heard not ? GENTLEMAN ...
... dear rights To his dog - hearted daughters - these things sting His mind so venomously that burning shame Detains him from Cordelia . GENTLEMAN KENT Alack , poor gentleman . Of Albany's and Cornwall's powers you heard not ? GENTLEMAN ...
Page 170
... dear III , vi , 68 tike tight 75 makes make IV , i , 41 Then prithee get thee gone Get thee away IV , ii , 75 ... dear love 85 draw win 86 sisters ? Speak sisters 90 Nothing will How ? Nothing can 94 How , how , Cordelia Go to , Go to 95 ...
... dear III , vi , 68 tike tight 75 makes make IV , i , 41 Then prithee get thee gone Get thee away IV , ii , 75 ... dear love 85 draw win 86 sisters ? Speak sisters 90 Nothing will How ? Nothing can 94 How , how , Cordelia Go to , Go to 95 ...
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Alack ALBANY ALFRED HARBAGE arms art thou bastard bear Bedlam blessing blood brother Burgundy codpiece Cordelia CORNWALL daughter 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