 Lear. If thou be as poor for a subject as he is for a king, thou art poor enough. What wouldst thou? Kent. Service. Lear. Who wouldst thou serve ? Kent. You. Lear. Dost thou know me, fellow ? Kent. No, sir ; but you have that in your countenance which...  King Lear - Page 11by William Shakespeare - 1917 - 218 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Bill Ashcroft, Gareth Griffiths, Helen Tiffin - 1995 - 548 pages
...however, requires a validation of its source that must be immediately, even intuitively, apparent — ‘You have that in your countenance which I would fain call master' — and held in common (rules of recognition). What is left unacknowledged is the paradox of such a... | |
 | Glenda Norquay - 1995 - 354 pages
...confrontation, the words addressed by the disguised Duke of Kent to Lear instantly came into my head: Kent. You have that in your countenance which I would fain call master. Lear. What's that? Kent Authority. Before a fortnight had passed it became evident to me that to keep... | |
 | Rachel M. Brownstein - 1995 - 348 pages
...confidence in her own choices and instincts, her own intrinsic worth, which commands admiration and respect. “You have that in your countenance which I would fain call master,” says Kent, disguised, to the humbled, still regal King Lear; pressed to define it, he says, “Authority.”... | |
 | Roberto Speziale-Bagliacca - 1998 - 188 pages
...fellow, and as poor as the King. Lear If thou be'st as poor for a subject as he's for a King, thou 'rt poor enough. What wouldst thou? Kent Service. Lear...in your countenance which I would fain call master. Lear What's that? Kent Authority. (1.4.18-30) It is difficult to agree with anyone who maintains that... | |
 | Roberto Speziale-Bagliacca - 1998 - 186 pages
...fellow, and as poor as the King. Lear If thou be'st as poor for a subject as he's for a King, thou ‘rt poor enough. What wouldst thou? Kent Service. Lear...in your countenance which I would fain call master. Lear What's that? Kent Authority. (1.4.18—30) It is difficult to agree with anyone who maintains... | |
 | Hans-Jürgen Diller, Uwe-Karsten Ketelsen, Hans Ulrich Seeber - 1998 - 246 pages
...parties. Yet they are manipulated to suit individual aims, and there is no one of whom might be said "You have that in your countenance which I would fain call master" (Kent in Lear, I iv 27). The values are there but there is no authority to ensure their universal acceptance.... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Mary Foakes, R. A. Foakes - 1998 - 538 pages
..."Moody frontier" = angry frown; King Henry is dismissing the rebellious Earl of Worcester. 6 Kent. You have that in your countenance which I would fain call master. Lear. What's that? Kent. Authority. King Lear, 1.4.27-30 7 Lear. Thou hast seen a farmer's dog bark... | |
 | Peter Levine - 1998 - 308 pages
...that Lear deserves respect because of his character. Kent explains that he wants to serve Lear because “you have that in your countenance which I would fain call master.” When Lear asks what this is, Kent replies: “Authority” (Liv.27-30). We cannot tell whether Kent... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1999 - 196 pages
...honest-hearted fellow, and as poor as the 20 king. LEAR If thou be'st as poor for a subject as he's for a king, thou art poor enough. What wouldst thou?...KENT No, sir, but you have that in your countenance 28 which I would fain call master. LEAR What's that? 30 KENT Authority. LEAR What services canst thou... | |
 | Paul Corrigan - 2000 - 260 pages
...(Kent is in disguise): Lear What art thou? Kent A very honest-hearted fellow, and as poor as the king. Lear If thou be as poor for a subject as he is for...king, thou art poor enough. What wouldst thou? Kent Serf iff. Lear Who wouldst thou serve? Kent You. Lear Dost thou know me,jelloiv? Kent No, sir; but... | |
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