 | Boris Fishman - 2003 - 289 pages
...away to prison." And he tells Cordelia about all the things they can do together in prison: they will live, and pray, and sing, and tell old tales, and...butterflies, and hear poor rogues talk of court news, and they'll talk with them too — who loses and who wins, who's in, who's out, and take upon themselves... | |
 | Hunter Drohojowska-Philp - 2004 - 696 pages
...old man, he identified with the tragic king, and wanted O'Keeffe to read Lear's words to Cordelia: We two alone will sing like birds i' the cage: When...loses, and who wins; who's in, who's out; And take upon's the mystery of things, As if we were God's spies: and we'll wear out, In a walled prison, packs... | |
 | Kim Paffenroth - 2004 - 188 pages
...singular use of "God" in the play): Come, let's away to prison. We two alone will sing like birds i' th' cage. When thou dost ask me blessing, I'll kneel down...and who wins; who's in, who's out — And take upon 's the mystery of things As if we were God's spies; and we'll wear out, In a walled prison, packs and... | |
 | Piotr Sadowski - 2003 - 336 pages
...ambitions related to the now discarded persona and stoically indifferent to the affairs of this world: So we'll live And pray, and sing, and tell old tales,...loses and who wins, who's in, who's out — And take upon's the mystery of things As if we were God's spies. (5.3.11-17) The inner calm insulates Lear psychologically... | |
 | R. Clifton Spargo - 2004 - 338 pages
...perfected generosity she must: Come, let's away to prison. We two alone will sing like birds i'th' cage. When thou dost ask me blessing, I'll kneel down...butterflies, and hear poor rogues Talk of court news. . . . (5.3.8-14) Ending his speech confident that in a "walled prison" he and Cordelia can outlast... | |
 | Erica Fudge - 2004 - 264 pages
...fate: No, no, no, no. Come, let's away to prison. We two alone will sing like birds i'th' cage. ... so we'll live And pray and sing and tell old tales...Talk of court news, and we'll talk with them too. . . . He that parts us shall bring a brand from heaven And fire us hence like foxes. :3 His bird metaphor... | |
 | Mark Allen McDonald - 2004 - 334 pages
...ask of thee forgiveness. So we'll live, And pray, and sing, and tell old tales, and laugh At guilded butterflies, and hear poor rogues Talk of court news;...loses and who wins, who's in, who's out; And take upon's the mystery of things, As if we were Gods spies: and we'll wear out, In a wall'd prison, packs... | |
 | Jason Hepple, Laura Sutton - 2004 - 252 pages
...i'the cage; When thou dost ask me blessing. I'll kneel down And ask of thee forgiveness. So we' 11 live. And pray. and sing. and tell old tales. and...butterflies. and hear poor rogues Talk of court news. 1King Lear. 5.3.81 Kahn reflects on this that 'parent and child are equal. the gestures of deference... | |
 | Irving Ribner - 2005 - 232 pages
...value is the love which in his madness he had denied, but which he now sees reflected in Cordelia : No, no, no, no! Come, let's away to prison: We two...loses and who wins; who's in, who's out; And take upon's the mystery of things, As if we were God's spies : and we'll wear out, In a wall'd prison, packs... | |
 | Kathleen Riley - 2005 - 404 pages
...EDMUND CAPTAIN MJo, no, no, no! Come, let's away to prison. We two alone will sing like birds i'the cage; When thou dost ask me blessing I'll kneel down,...and who wins, who's in, who's out - '' And take upon ' s the mystery of things As if we were God's spies; and we'll wear out, In a wall'd prison, packs... | |
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Come, let's away to prison : We two alone will sing like birds i' the cage : When thou dost ask me blessing, I'll kneel down, And ask of thee forgiveness. So we'll live, And pray, and sing, and tell old tales, and laugh At gilded butterflies, and hear... 
