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Cordelia is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's tragic play King Lear.Cordelia is the youngest of King Lear's three daughters and his favorite. After her elderly father offers her the opportunity to profess her love to him in return for one-third of the land in his kingdom, she replies that she loves him "according to her bond" and she is punished for the majority of the play.
King Lear, George Frederick Bensell. The Tragedy of King Lear, often shortened to King Lear, is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is loosely based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his power and land between his daughters Goneril and Regan, who pay homage to gain favour, feigning ...
The dramatic reading in the mix is Shakespeare's King Lear (Act IV, Scene 6), lines 219–222 and 249–262. [17] It was added to the song on 29 September 1967, [18] recorded directly from an AM radio Lennon was fiddling with. Lennon tuned around the dial and settled on the 7:30 pm to 11 pm [19] broadcast of the play on the BBC Third Programme ...
Facsimile of the first edition, 1681. The History of King Lear is an adaptation by Nahum Tate of William Shakespeare's King Lear.It first appeared in 1681, some seventy-five years after Shakespeare's version, and is believed to have replaced Shakespeare's version on the English stage in whole or in part until 1838. [1]
Act Scene Location Appr. # lines Synopsis I 1 A hall in Duke Solinus's Palace. 158 I 2 The mart. 105 II 1 The house of Antipholus of Ephesus. 116 II 2 A public place. 214 III 1 Before the house of Antipholus of Ephesus. 131 III 2 Before the house of Antipholus of Ephesus. 175 IV 1 A public place. 113 IV 2 A room in the house of Antipholus of ...
The title, "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came", which forms the last words of the poem, is a line from William Shakespeare's play King Lear (ca. 1607). In the play, Gloucester's son, Edgar, lends credence to his disguise as Tom o' Bedlam by talking nonsense, of which this is a part:
Brent Miller first started working for Norman Lear in events, and helped him travel the Declaration of Independence around the country. That eventually led to Miller running Lear’s Act III Prods ...
In Act 3, Scene 7, after learning that the Earl of Gloucester has helped Lear escape to Dover, Regan, Goneril, and the Duke of Cornwall discuss what Gloucester's fate should be. While Regan suggests that they "hang him instantly," (3.7. 4), [ 3 ] Goneril orders that his eyes be plucked out.