Author: William ShakespearePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Shakespeare's tragedy of King Lear as performed for the first time on any stage, by Tommaso Salvini, at the Globe theatre, Boston, Mass. ... January 12, 1883, under the management and direction of Mr. C.A. Chizzola
Author: William ShakespeareShakespeare's Tragedy of King Lear as Performed for the First Time on Any Stage
Author: William ShakespeareKing Lear
Author: William ShakespearePublisher: Joe Books Ltd
ISBN: 1988120209
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 173
Book Description
King Lear, growing old and too tired to reign, decides to divide his realm amongst his three daughters, leaving the largest share to the one who loves him the most. His two eldest daughters, Goneril and Regan, foolish and deceitful children, are rewarded for their insincere flattery. His youngest daughter, Cordelia, however, speaks honestly and truthfully, which enrages the old king. He disinherits Cordelia, and then drives himself to madness, left to wander the heath with only his Fool, his servant Caius, and the madman Tom O'Bedlam for company. Once reunited with Cordelia, Lear is too late repents his rashness, and must face the tragic consequences of his choices.
The Tragedy of King Lear
Author: William ShakespearePublisher: First Avenue Editions ™
ISBN: 1512406538
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
King Lear is growing old, and in an effort to preempt an inheritance war, he decides to divide his kingdom between his three daughters while he is still living—dependent on which one loves him the most. Goneril and Regan tell him flattering lies, but the youngest, Cordelia, refuses to answer. Angered, Lear disowns Cordelia. He splits the kingdom between Goneril and Regan, who begin plotting against him. When it becomes clear that the daughters who claimed to love him the most are planning to betray him and that he has banished the one daughter who truly loved him, Lear goes mad and wanders out onto the heath. This is an unabridged version of one of William Shakespeare's most famous tragedies. Versions of the play were first published in 1608 and 1623.
Shakespeare's Tragedy of King Lear As Performed for the First Time on Any Stage
Author: William ShakespearePublisher: Rarebooksclub.com
ISBN: 9781230182544
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1883* edition. Excerpt: ... you yet, nor am provided For your fit welcome. Lear. Is this well spoken now? Reg. What, fifty followers? Is it not well? What should you need of more? Yea, or so many? Gon. Why might not you, my lord, receive attendance From those that she calls servants or from mine? Reg. Why not, my lord? If then they chanc'd to slack ye, We could control them. If you will come to me, --For now I spy a danger, --I entreat you To bring but five and twenty; to no more Will I give place or notice. Lear. I gave you all--Reg. And in good time you gave it. Gon. Hear me, my lord; What need you five and twenty, ten, or five, To follow in a house where twice so many Have a command to tend you? Reg. What need one? Lear. O, reason not the need; our basest beggars Are in the poorest thing superfluous. Allow not nature more than nature needs, Man's life is cheap as beast's. But for true need, --You heavens, give me that patience, patience I need! You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both. If it be you that stirs these daughters' hearts Against their father, fool me not so much To bear it tamely; touch me with noble anger, And let not women's weapons, water-drops, Stain my man's cheeks!--No, you unnatural hags, I will have such revenges on you both, That all the world shall--l will do such things, --What they are, yet I know not; but they shall be The terror of the earth. You think ITI weep; No, I'll not weep. I have full cause of weeping; but this heart Spavento della terra. Oh! voi credete Shall break into a hundred thousand flaws, Forse ch' io voglia piangere?... No mai Or ere I'll weep.--O fool, I shall go mad! Non piangero. Sebbene io mi abbia il veggo, rExeunt Lear, Gloster, Kent, and Fool. Di pianto alta cagion, ...
Shakespeare's Tragedy of King Lear
Author: William ShakespeareThe Tragedy of King Lear
Author: William ShakespearePublisher:
ISBN: 9781984277596
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
The Tragedy of King Lear is a play written by William Shakespeare. It depicts the gradual descent into madness of the title character, after he disposes of his kingdom giving bequests to two of his three daughters based on their flattery of him, bringing tragic consequences for all. The tragedy is particularly noted for its probing observations on the nature of human suffering and kinship. George Bernard Shaw wrote, "No man will ever write a better tragedy than Lear."
The Tragedy of King Lear (World Classics Shakespeare Series)
Author: William ShakespearePublisher:
ISBN: 9789386367044
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
King Lear is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It depicts the gradual descent into madness of the title character, after he disposes of his kingdom giving bequests to two of his three daughters based on their flattery of him, bringing tragic consequences for all.
King Lear
Author: William ShakespearePublisher: 谷月社
ISBN:
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare in which the titular character descends into madness after disposing of his estate between two of his three daughters based on their flattery, bringing tragic consequences for all. Based on the legend of Leir of Britain, a mythological pre-Roman Celtic king, the play has been widely adapted for the stage and motion pictures, with the title role coveted by many of the world's most accomplished actors. Originally drafted between 1603 and its first known performance on St. Stephen's Day in 1606, the first attribution to Shakespeare was a 1608 publication in a quarto of uncertain provenance; it may be an early draft or simply reflect the first performance text. The Tragedy of King Lear, a more theatrical revision, was included in the 1623 First Folio. Modern editors usually conflate the two, though some insist that each version has its individual integrity that should be preserved. After the Restoration, the play was often revised with a happy ending for audiences who disliked its dark and depressing tone, but since the 19th century Shakespeare's original version has been regarded as one of his supreme achievements. The tragedy is particularly noted for its probing observations on the nature of human suffering and kinship. George Bernard Shaw wrote, "No man will ever write a better tragedy than Lear".
King Lear
Author: William ShakespearePublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781515323716
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare in which the titular character descends into madness, after disposing of his estate between two of his three daughters based on their flattery, bringing tragic consequences for all. Based on the legend of Leir of Britain, a mythological pre-Roman Celtic king, the play has been widely adapted for the stage and motion pictures, with the title role coveted by many of the world's most accomplished actors. Originally drafted between 1603 and its first known performance on St. Stephen's Day in 1606, the first attribution to Shakespeare was a 1608 publication in a quarto of uncertain provenance; it may be an early draft or simply reflect the first performance text. The Tragedy of King Lear, a more theatrical revision, was included in the 1623 First Folio. Modern editors usually conflate the two, though some insist that each version has its individual integrity that should be preserved. After the Restoration, the play was often revised with a happy, non-tragic ending for audiences who disliked its dark and depressing tone, but since the 19th century Shakespeare's original version has been regarded as one of his supreme achievements. The tragedy is particularly noted for its probing observations on the nature of human suffering and kinship. George Bernard Shaw wrote, "No man will ever write a better tragedy than Lear."