Comparison of William Shakespeare King Lear 3.1 to William Shakespeare

Why now blow wind, swell billow, and swim bark! [continues next]

[continues previous] Why now blow wind, swell billow, and swim bark!

How, dare not? Do not? Do you know, and dare not? [continues next]

And, as you answer, I do know the scope [continues next]

We do it not alone, sir.

I know you can do very little alone, for your helps are many, or else your actions would grow wondrous single; your abilities are too infant-like for doing much alone. You talk of pride: O that you could turn your eyes toward the napes of your necks and make but an interior survey of your ...

[continues previous] How, dare not? Do not? Do you know, and dare not?

[continues previous] And, as you answer, I do know the scope

[continues previous] And warrant limited unto my tongue.

Go to; say you nothing. There is division between the Dukes, and a worse matter than that. I have receiv’d a letter this night — ’tis dangerous to be spoken; I have lock’d the letter in my closet. These injuries the King now bears will be reveng’d home; there is part of a power already footed: we must ...

What good is cover’d with the face of heaven, [continues next]

And when my face is cover’d, as ’tis now,

[continues previous] What good is cover’d with the face of heaven,

Call Burgundy. Cornwall and Albany, [continues next]

With my two daughters’ dow’rs digest the third;

Have you heard of no likely wars toward, ’twixt the Dukes of Cornwall and Albany?

[continues previous] Her father’s heart from her. Call France. Who stirs?

When I have told you that, I have told you all. Some say that, though she appear honest to me, yet in other places she enlargeth her mirth so far that there is shrewd construction made of her. Now, Sir John, here is the heart of my purpose: you are a gentleman of excellent breeding, admirable discourse, of great admittance, authentic in your place and person, generally allow’d for your many war-like, court-like, and learned preparations.

I am a gentleman of Verona, sir,

Or art thou base, common, and popular?

I am a gentleman of a company.

I know you are faint — then I’ll talk further with you. [continues next]

I will no further chide you.

I could not stay behind you. My desire

[continues previous] I know you are faint — then I’ll talk further with you.

I have no further with you.” Was not this mockery?

This is the very ecstasy of love, [continues next]

[continues previous] Come, go with me. I will go seek the king. [continues next]

Give me your hand. Come you from old Bellario?

O, I have read it; it is heresy. Have you no more to say?

[continues previous] Come, go with me. I will go seek the king.