King LearPenguin, 1998 M06 1 - 352 pages The Signet Classics edition of one of William Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies. Full of cruelty and betrayal, King Lear is the timeless and tragic story of a kingdom held in the thrall of an aging ruler’s descent into madness. Desperate for praise, he banishes those who would guide him with honesty and surrounds himself with sycophants—an action that leads to his ultimate downfall.... This revised Signet Classics edition includes unique features such as: • An overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater • A special introduction to the play by the editor, Russell Fraser • Selections from Raphael Holinshed's Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland, Sir Philip Sidney's Arcadia, and The True Chronicle History of King Lear, the sources from which Shakespeare derived King Lear • Dramatic criticism from Samuel Johnson, A. C. Bradley, John Russell Brown, and others • A comprehensive stage and screen history of notable actors, directors, and productions • Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable text • And more... |
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... hears, in the blast of the trumpet that announces the combat, of that final trump that vindicates the right and summons the perpetrator of wrong to the Judgment. When—another illustration—Edgar, opposing Oswald, assumes the character of ...
... hears, in the blast of the trumpet that announces the combat, of that final trump that vindicates the right and summons the perpetrator of wrong to the Judgment. When—another illustration—Edgar, opposing Oswald, assumes the character of ...
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... Hear me, recreant !° On thine allegiance,° hear me! That thou hast sought to make us break our vows, 151 Reserve thy state retain your kingly authority 152 best consideration most careful reflection 153 Answer ... judgement I will stake ...
... Hear me, recreant !° On thine allegiance,° hear me! That thou hast sought to make us break our vows, 151 Reserve thy state retain your kingly authority 152 best consideration most careful reflection 153 Answer ... judgement I will stake ...
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... hear us confer of this, and by an auricular assurance° have your satisfaction, and that without any further delay than this very evening. Gloucester. He cannot be such a monster. Edmund. Nor is not, sure. Gloucester. To his father, that ...
... hear us confer of this, and by an auricular assurance° have your satisfaction, and that without any further delay than this very evening. Gloucester. He cannot be such a monster. Edmund. Nor is not, sure. Gloucester. To his father, that ...
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... hear my lord speak. Pray ye, go; there's my key. If you do stir abroad, go armed. Edgar. Armed, brother? Edmund. Brother, I advise you to the best. Go armed. I am no honest man if there be any good meaning toward you. I have told you ...
... hear my lord speak. Pray ye, go; there's my key. If you do stir abroad, go armed. Edgar. Armed, brother? Edmund. Brother, I advise you to the best. Go armed. I am no honest man if there be any good meaning toward you. I have told you ...
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... hear him. Goneril. Put on what weary negligence you please, You and your fellows. I'd have it come to question.° If he distaste° it, let him to my sister, Whose mind and mine I know in that are one, Not to be overruled. Idle° old man ...
... hear him. Goneril. Put on what weary negligence you please, You and your fellows. I'd have it come to question.° If he distaste° it, let him to my sister, Whose mind and mine I know in that are one, Not to be overruled. Idle° old man ...
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