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 46
... villain , villain ! His very opinion in the letter . Abhorred villain , unnatural , detested , brutish 76 villain ; worse than brutish ! Go , sirrah , seek him . I'll apprehend him . Abominable villain ! Where is he ? EDMUND I do not ...
... villain , villain ! His very opinion in the letter . Abhorred villain , unnatural , detested , brutish 76 villain ; worse than brutish ! Go , sirrah , seek him . I'll apprehend him . Abominable villain ! Where is he ? EDMUND I do not ...
Page 47
... villain of mine comes under the pre- 107 diction , there's son against father ; the King falls from bias of nature , there's father against child . We have seen 109 the best of our time . Machinations , hollowness , treach- ery , and ...
... villain of mine comes under the pre- 107 diction , there's son against father ; the King falls from bias of nature , there's father against child . We have seen 109 the best of our time . Machinations , hollowness , treach- ery , and ...
Page 174
... villain villain IV , i , 4 esperance experience 9 But who comes Who's 10 poorly led parti , eyd ( sic ) 14 These fourscore years This fourscore - 17 You Alack , sir , you 36 flies to flies are to th ' 45 Which Who 52 daub dance 54 And ...
... villain villain IV , i , 4 esperance experience 9 But who comes Who's 10 poorly led parti , eyd ( sic ) 14 These fourscore years This fourscore - 17 You Alack , sir , you 36 flies to flies are to th ' 45 Which Who 52 daub dance 54 And ...
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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