King Lear

"King Lear", one of Shakespeare's darkest and most savage plays, tells the story of the foolish and Job-like 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.

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Title of ebook: King Lear
ISBN: 9780300134704
parent-ISBN: 9780300122008
Publisher: Yale University Press
Internet download file size: 756 kb
Pages: 215
Published: 05-2007
Released online for download: 05-01-2007
Author of eBook: Shakespeare, William

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King Lear

About This Book................................................ix Introduction...................................................xvii Textual Note...................................................xxix Some Essentials of the Shakespearean Stage.....................xxxi King Lear......................................................1 An Essay by Harold Bloom.......................................195 Further Reading................................................207 Finding List...................................................213

Chapter One

CHARACTERS (DRAMATIS PERSONAE)

Lear (King of Britain) Goneril, Regan, Cordelia (Lear's daughters) Duke of Albany (Goneril's husband) Duke of Cornwall (Regan's husband) Earl of Kent Earl of Gloucester Edgar (Gloucester's older son) Edmund (Gloucester's younger son, illegitimate) King of France Duke of Burgundy Fool Oswald (Goneril's steward) Curran (Gloucester's servant) Old Man, Doctor, Captain, Herald, Knights, Mes ... read full excerpt from King Lear ebook

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King Lear

Contents

Chapter One