CLIFFSCOMPLETE Shakespeare’s King Lear Edited by Sidney Lamb Associate Professor of English Sir George Williams University, Montreal Complete Text+Commentary+ Glossary Commentary by Stacy Mulder, Ph.D. IDG Books Worldwide, Inc. An International Data Group Company Foster City, CA•Chicago, IL • Indianapolis, IN•New York, NY
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CLIFFSCOMPLETE Shakespeare’s King Lear
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CLIFFSCOMPLETE Shakespeare’s King Lear CONTENTS AT A GLANCE Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Act I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Act II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Act III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Act IV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Act V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 CliffsComplete Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 CliffsComplete Resource Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 CliffsComplete Reading Group Discussion Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
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