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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... noble gentleman , Edmund ? EDMUND No , my lord . GLOUCESTER My Lord of Kent . Remember him here- after as my honorable friend . EDMUND My services to your lordship . KENT I must love you , and sue to know EDMUND Sir , I shall study ...
... noble gentleman , Edmund ? EDMUND No , my lord . GLOUCESTER My Lord of Kent . Remember him here- after as my honorable friend . EDMUND My services to your lordship . KENT I must love you , and sue to know EDMUND Sir , I shall study ...
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... noble lord . LEAR My Lord of Burgundy , We first address toward you , who with this king Hath rivalled for our daughter . What in the least Exit . 168 That in that , since 169 strained excessive 170 To come ... power i.e. to oppose my ...
... noble lord . LEAR My Lord of Burgundy , We first address toward you , who with this king Hath rivalled for our daughter . What in the least Exit . 168 That in that , since 169 strained excessive 170 To come ... power i.e. to oppose my ...
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... noble friends , know our intent . What comfort to this great decay may come Shall be applied . For us , we will resign , During the life of this old Majesty , To him our absolute power ; [ to Edgar and Kent ] you to your rights , With ...
... noble friends , know our intent . What comfort to this great decay may come Shall be applied . For us , we will resign , During the life of this old Majesty , To him our absolute power ; [ to Edgar and Kent ] you to your rights , With ...
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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