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Shakespeare’s King Lear An Overview莎士比亚国王李尔

William Shakespeare’s King Lear: an overview by Brian Yablon In the beginning: sources King Leir, 1590 Holinshed’s Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland 1587 Geoffrey of Monmouth Higgins’ A Mirror for Magistrates 1587 Edmund Spenser’sThe Faerie Queene 1589 Sir Philip Sidney’s Arcadia 1590 When was it written? Written between 1603 and 1606. Published in Quarto 1 (bad quarto) 1608. Quarto 2 (False Folio) 1619. First Folio 1623. Over 300 lines omitted from Q1; over 100 lines added Performances? For King James 1, December 26, 1606. Now well liked. Altered to happy ending in 1681 by Nahum Tate. Suppresse when King George III was insane. Returned to Shakespeare’s original in 1845. Act 1, Scene 1 Earl of Gloucester introduces Edmund (illegitimate son) to Earl of Kent, mentions legitimate son (Edgar). King Lear’s heirs: Goneril (with Duke of Albany) Regan (with Duke of Cornwall) Cordelia (Duke of Burgundy/King of France) Goneril Regan get kingdom Cordelia gets France, but is disinherited. Kent banished upon arguing with Lear. Act 1, Scene 2 Edmund (illegitimate) decides to steal Edgar’s (legitimate) inheritance. Fools father (Gloucester) using a fake letter. Fools Edgar as well. Act 1, Scene 3 Goneril -- bad daughter -- decides to humble her father, orders Oswald to treat him badly. Act 1, Scene 4 Lear arrives at Goneril’s. Oswald is mean, disguised Kent beats him. Lear’s fool mocks his surrender of power. Goneril scolds Lear, demands halfing his men. Lear decides to visit other daughter. Albany protests Goneril’s behavior, is silenced. Goneril sends Oswald with letter to Regan. Act 1, Scene 5 Lear sends Kent with letter to Regan. Fool again taunts his master, Lear. Act 2, Scene 1 Edmund tricks Edgar into appearing -- in front of Gloucester -- to fight. Gloucester vows to legitimize Edmund and capture/kill Edgar. Regan (and Cornwall) arrive, like Edmund, take him into their service. Act 2, Scene 2 Outside Gloucester’s castle, Kent beats Oswald. Cornwall, Regan, Glo