King LearOxford University Press, 1994 - 162 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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... audience that some things never change : Lear's dilemma would be the same today ( in the seventeenth - or even the twentieth - century ) , because the ideal world is yet to come . The words of the prophecy ( which parody some lines ...
... audience that some things never change : Lear's dilemma would be the same today ( in the seventeenth - or even the twentieth - century ) , because the ideal world is yet to come . The words of the prophecy ( which parody some lines ...
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... audience ) are more accessible because more relevant to the king's situation . Hearing the word ' king ' spoken by Gloucester , Lear's mind fastens on this and it moves him from the idea of the king's pardon for a crime and the crime of ...
... audience ) are more accessible because more relevant to the king's situation . Hearing the word ' king ' spoken by Gloucester , Lear's mind fastens on this and it moves him from the idea of the king's pardon for a crime and the crime of ...
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... audience into his confidence . He enjoys the comedy of his predicament , and the audience too can laugh when he asks ' Which of them shall I take ? Both ? one ? or neither ? ' . But audience sympathy soon dissolves into horror at his ...
... audience into his confidence . He enjoys the comedy of his predicament , and the audience too can laugh when he asks ' Which of them shall I take ? Both ? one ? or neither ? ' . But audience sympathy soon dissolves into horror at his ...
Contents
Quarto and Folio | 131 |
What the Critics have said | 143 |
Background | 156 |
Copyright | |
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Act 3 Scene Alack Albany and Cornwall Albany's answer army audience bear beggar brother Burgundy character comes Cordelia daughters dear death disguise doth Dover Duke of Albany Duke of Burgundy Duke of Cornwall Earl of Gloucester Edgar Edmund Enter Gloucester Exit eyes father favour feel fight Folio follow Fool fool's Fortune France Gentleman give Gloucester's castle gods Goneril and Regan grace Harsnett hast hath hear heart heavens honour horse hundred knights husband Kent Kent's kill King Lear King of France kingdom knave Lear's Leir letter look lord madam master messenger nature never night noble nuncle Oswald pity play poor Poor Tom pray prithee Quarto Robert Armin royal plural Samuel Harsnett seems servant Shakespeare sister speak stocks storm sword tell thee there's thine things thou art traitor trumpet villain words wretches