Identifier: shakespearestrag09shak (find matches)
Title: Shakespeare's tragedy of King Lear
Year: 1880 (1880s)
Authors: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Rolfe, W. J. (William James), 1827-1910, ed
Subjects: Lear, King (Legendary character) Inheritance and succession Fathers and daughters Kings and rulers Aging parents Britons
Publisher: New York, Harper & brothers
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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art, as the tamperings with it show;it is too hard and stony; it must have love-scenes and a happy ending.It is not enough that Cordelia is a daughter, she must shine as a lovertoo. Tate has put his hook in the nostrils of this Leviathan, for Gar-rick and his followers, the showmen of the scene, to draw the mightybeast about more easily. A happy ending !—as if the living martyrdomthat Lear had gone through,—the flaying of his feelings alive,—did notmake a fair dismissal from the stage of life the only decorous thing forhim. If he is to live and be happy after, if he could sustain this worldsburden after, why all this pudder and preparation,—why torment us withall this unnecessary sympathy? As if the childish pleasure of gettinghis gilt robes and sceptre again could tempt him to act over again hismisused station,—as if, at his years and with his experience, anything wasleft but to die. * * Cf. pp. 30, 34, and 39 above. For a fuller account of Tates version, see F. pp.467-478.
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OLD BRIDGE AT STRATFORD. INDEX OF WORDS AND PHRASESEXPLAINED. abated (=deprived), 211. able (verb), 246. abuse (=deceive), 233, 250. accent (=speech), 204. according to my bond, 169. a-cold, 220. action-taking, 201. addition, 171, 201, 254. address toward, 174. advise yourself, 196. affected, 165. affliction, 217. afore, 194. after (adverb), 257. aged (metre), 241. a-hanging, 257. a-height, 244. aidant and remediate, 241. Albany, 16^. all (adverbial), 170. all cruels else subscribe, 231. allay (intransitive), 183. allow (=approve of), 212. allowance, 190. allows itself to, 233. am bethought, 206. amities, 183. ancient (=aged), 202. ancient of war, 252. and (expletive), 218. anguish, 241. anoint thee, 223. answer (=answer for), 172, 183, 205.answer (noun), 235.approve (=prove), 205, 212, 225.arbitrement, 251.arch (=master,, 197.are you there with me? 246.argument (=theme), 174.as (=as if), 203, 219, 256.as (omitted), 184, 208, 214.as far as we call hers, 251.aspect, 204.a-squint, 254.a

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