King LearElspeth Bain, Jonathan Morris, Rob Smith This new edition of King Lear is part of the established Cambridge School Shakespeare series and has been substantially updated with new and revised activities throughout. Remaining faithful to the series' active approach, it treats the play as a script to be acted, explored and enjoyed. As well as the complete script of King Lear, you will find a variety of classroom-tested activities, an eight-page colour section and an enlarged selection of notes including information on characters, performance, history and language. |
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Act 1 Scene actor playing Alack Albany Albany’s audience banished beggar behaviour blank verse blinding brother Burgundy challenge characters colour section Cornwall Cornwall's curses daughters death Decide disguise Dover duke Duke of Albany Duke of Cornwall Edgar Edmond Edmond played emphasise Enter LEAR Exeunt Exit eyes father feel Fool Fool's fortune France GENTLEMAN gesture give Gloucester's castle gods Gonerill and Regan Gonerill's groups of three hast hath hear heart justice Kent Kent's kill King Lear kingdom knave language Lear and Cordelia Lear’s letter Look lord madam madness master messenger mock nature night nuncle Oswald pairs pelican daughters pity poor Poor Tom pray production punishment Quarto version servant sexual Shakespeare sister soliloquy speak lines speech St Swithin stage storm suffering suggest talk tell thee thine thou art villain wheel of fortune words