Lear: Nothing will come of nothing.
line from King Lear, Act I, Scene 1 by William Shakespeare (1606)
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Lear: How, how, Cordelia? Mend your speech a little,
Lest you may mar your fortunes.
line from King Lear, Act I, Scene 1 by William Shakespeare (1606)
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Lear: When we are born, we cry that we are come
To this great stage of fools.
line from King Lear, Act IV, Scene 6 by William Shakespeare (1606)
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Lear: Where the greater malady is fix’d, the lesser is scarce felt.
line from King Lear, Act III, Scene 4 by William Shakespeare (1606)
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Lear: You must bear with me.
Pray you now, forget and forgive. I am old and foolish.
line from King Lear, Act IV, Scene 7 by William Shakespeare (1606)
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Lear: She may feel how sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is to have a thankless child!
line from King Lear, Act I, Scene 4 by William Shakespeare (1606)
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Lear: No, I will be the pattern of all patience.
I will say nothing.
line from King Lear, Act III, Scene 2 by William Shakespeare (1606)
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Lear: O Regan, Goneril,
Your old kind father, whose frank heart gave all—
Oh, that way madness lies. Let me shun that.
No more of that.
line from King Lear, Act III, Scene 4 by William Shakespeare (1606)
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Lear: Now, our joy,
Although our last, and least; to whose young love
The vines of France and milk of Burgundy
Strive to be interess’d; what can you say to draw
A third more opulent than your sisters?
line from King Lear, Act I, Scene 1 by William Shakespeare (1606)
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You have to get through the Hamlet hoop as a young actor. Your classical qualifications are based on the quality of your Hamlet. And then, as an older actor, you have to get through the Lear hoop. And I'm approaching the Lear hoop.
quote by Derek Jacobi
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First Ode From King Lear - Wael Moreicheh
FIRST ODE FROM KING LEAR
LOVELY KING LEAR AND KING OF PEACE
OF PARADISE OR ANY HELL
BUT. YET MY PEACE WANTED FOR WARS
AND BRAVE HEART LIKE BLOOD OF SUNNY YEARS
ALSO AGAMEMNON WANTED FOR ACHILLES
AND am I in our boat?
WAITING FOR WAEL MOREICHEH
poem by Wael Moreicheh
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How pleasant to know Mr. Lear
How pleasant to know Mr. Lear,
Who has written such volumes of stuff.
Some think him ill-tempered and queer,
But a few find him pleasant enough.
His mind is concrete and fastidious,
His nose is remarkably big;
His visage is more or less hideous,
His beard it resembles a wig.
He has ears, and two eyes, and ten fingers,
(Leastways if you reckon two thumbs);
He used to be one of the singers,
But now he is one of the dumbs.
He sits in a beautiful parlour,
With hundreds of books on the wall;
He drinks a great deal of marsala,
But never gets tipsy at all.
He has many friends, laymen and clerical,
Old Foss is the name of his cat;
His body is perfectly spherical,
He weareth a runcible hat.
When he walks in waterproof white,
The children run after him so!
Calling out, "He's gone out in his night-
Gown, that crazy old Englishman, oh!"
He weeps by the side of the ocean,
He weeps on the top of the hill;
He purchases pancakes and lotion,
And chocolate shrimps from the mill.
He reads, but he does not speak, Spanish,
He cannot abide ginger beer;
Ere the days of his pilgrimage vanish,
How pleasant to know Mr. Lear!
poem by Edward Lear
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Threefold
Poet Edward Lear introduced
the 'nonsense' five-line limerick
into Britain many years ago;
I quote one by Edward himself
followed by two Starlite Cafe
Poets.
One ~ Edward Lear:
There was a young lady whose eyes
Were unique as to colour and size
When she opened them wide
People all turned aside
And started away in surprise.
Two ~ John William McGrath:
There once was a man from Kentucky
Who thought that life was just ducky
Wherever he'd go
He'd put on a show
Making everyone feel they were lucky.
Three ~ Joyce Hemsley:
There was a young lady from Devon
Who knew an old gent on cloud seven
He said: Come be my bride
But she pretty-near died
At the mere thought of going to heaven.
poem by Joyce Hemsley
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Politics In Art Shakespearean Style
In the play King Lear for example,
the king must be either very wise,
like King James I, or very stupid, so
it cannot possibly be, King James I.
View first historically documented
performance of this play, took place
on December 26,1606, before King
James I, Shakespeare embeds conceit.
Cunningly Shakespeare embeds support
shades opposition, first outlining cleverly
King James Stuart's, ideas, of absolutist
Monarchy, belief in divine right to rule.
Stuart's style of legitimizing his reign is
wisely promoted; secret opposition made
through a masked linking of King Stuart’s
character to Lear hidden behind ill health.
Self imposed censorship of art and press is
constantly in vogue due to issues of legalize
and dire ramifications of offending power
embodied in government or rule as dictated.
Oh Dear King Lear absolute rule fails ignores
needs of individuals nation is ripe system axed.
When government is not by the people for real
benefit of her people exploitation ensures hexed.
poem by Terence George Craddock
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I've tried to tell a story. For me, it is the best one.
quote by Amanda Lear
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I hate to spread rumours, but what else can one do with them?
quote by Amanda Lear
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When we went on the air, I didn't want to be interrupted for an act-one curtain.
quote by Norman Lear
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In this nation, leadership is dollars.
quote by Norman Lear
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