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  2. Shakespeare's influence on Tolkien - Wikipedia

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    Michael Drout's analysis of The Return of the King 's Shakespearean allusions [1] War comes to Gondor King Lear Drout's comments The hobbit Merry and the noblewoman Éowyn fight the Lord of the Nazgûl. The Nazgûl says "Come not between the Nazgûl and his prey". The mad Lear says "Come not between the dragon and his wrath".

  3. The Elements of Eloquence - Wikipedia

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    The Elements of Eloquence: How to Turn the Perfect English Phrase is a non-fiction book by Mark Forsyth published in 2013. [1] [2] [3] The book explains classical rhetoric, dedicating each chapter to a rhetorical figure with examples of its use, particularly in the works of William Shakespeare.

  4. King Lear - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Tom o' Bedlam - Wikipedia

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    Tom o' Bedlam is the name Edgar gives in Shakespeare's King Lear when he pretends to be a mad vagrant. It is also to be found in a case before Star Chamber in 1632 when a Sussex man complains of being defamed in a set of verses sung in the ale houses of Rye to the tune of Tom o' Bedlam, further indication that it was a ballad.

  6. The History of King Lear - Wikipedia

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    Shakespeare gave the old story a tragic ending.. In Shakespeare's version, Lear, King of Britain, is growing old, and decides to divide his kingdom among his three daughters – Goneril, wife of the Duke of Albany, Regan, wife of the Duke of Cornwall, and the youngest daughter, Cordelia, sought in marriage by the Duke of Burgundy and the King of France.

  7. Flies (Asimov short story) - Wikipedia

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    The author's original title for the story was "King Lear, IV, i, 36–37", [notes 1] but Anthony Boucher, editor at the time, suggested a different title, which became "Flies". [ 1 ] Plot summary

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  9. St Crispin's Day Speech - Wikipedia

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    Then shall our names, Familiar in his mouth as household words— Harry the King, Bedford and Exeter, Warwick and Talbot, Salisbury and Gloucester— Be in their flowing cups freshly rememb'red. This story shall the good man teach his son; And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by, From this day to the ending of the world, But we in it shall be ...