Lear's Self-discoveryUniversity of California Press, 1967 - 154 pages |
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Page 102
... Fool is the next of whom he will learn whether anyone now knows him . So important is the Fool's response that we shall have to view it in a separate section . Here need be noted only Lear's surprised , but probably not too uneasy ...
... Fool is the next of whom he will learn whether anyone now knows him . So important is the Fool's response that we shall have to view it in a separate section . Here need be noted only Lear's surprised , but probably not too uneasy ...
Page 111
... Fool , as a source of reassurance to Lear about his identity , obvi- ously means very much to the King . Immediately upon his aware- ness of insecurity , he begins to ask for his Fool . For one thing , the Fool is closely associated in ...
... Fool , as a source of reassurance to Lear about his identity , obvi- ously means very much to the King . Immediately upon his aware- ness of insecurity , he begins to ask for his Fool . For one thing , the Fool is closely associated in ...
Page 112
... Fool says , he had given the daughters " all my living , I'd keep my coxcombs myself . There's mine ; beg another of thy daughters " ( I.iv.120-122 ) . Here is a clear identification of Lear with the Fool , and for having behaved ...
... Fool says , he had given the daughters " all my living , I'd keep my coxcombs myself . There's mine ; beg another of thy daughters " ( I.iv.120-122 ) . Here is a clear identification of Lear with the Fool , and for having behaved ...
Contents
Some Renaissance Contexts | 12 |
The Emergence of Lear as Thinker | 44 |
Other Characters on the Rack | 83 |
Copyright | |
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