...SHAKMPKABK. Lear. Give me the map there. Know, th't we have divided (In three) — our kingdom: and 't is our fast intent To shake all cares — and business...Conferring them — on younger strengths, while we — ( Unburthen'd) crawl toward death. Our son of Cornwall, And you, (our no less loving son — of...

...Cdnferrfrig"~them on younger strengths, while we ^ fit •* -O — . _^U_-.^,J_. ..--••*" Cnburthen'd crawl toward death. Our son of Cornwall, And you,...publish Our daughters' several dowers, that future strift May be prevented now. The princes, France and Burgundy, Great rivals in our youngest daughter's...

...our kingdom ; and 'tis our fast intent8 To shake all cares and business from our age ; Conferring9 them on younger strengths, while we Unburden'd crawl...loving son of Albany, We have this hour a constant will10 to publish Our daughters' several dowers, that future strife May be presented now. The princes,...

...Duke of BURGUNDY, Suitors to CORDELIA. EAR. Give me the map, there. — Know that we have divided, In three, our kingdom : and 'tis our fast intent To...; . Conferring them on younger strengths, while we Unburdened crawl toward death. — Tell me, my daughters, Which of you, shall we say, doth love us...

...from our age; Conferring 9 them on younger strengths, while we Unburden'd crawl toward death.—Our son of Cornwall, And you, our no less loving son of Albany, We have this hour a constant will 10 to publish Our daughters' several dowers, that future strife May be prevented now. The princes,...

...generosity, if not justice. 4. King Lear speaks: — ' Give me the map there. — Know that we have divided In three our kingdom; and 'tis our fast intent To shake all cares and business from our age.' 5. These objects served to occupy our attention till the Customhouse officers visited us, and we were...

...Edmund. Lear. Meantime we shall express our darker purpose. Give me the map there. Know we have divided In three our kingdom : and 'tis our fast intent To shake all cares and business from our age; 30 Conferring them on younger strengths, while we Unburthen'd crawl toward death. Our son of Cornwall,...

...disinherits her. This is his first fault. His second is to cede power, to seek for a comfortable retirement: 'tis our fast intent To shake all cares and business...age; Conferring them on younger strengths, while we Unburthen'd crawl toward death . . ,95 Vanity and weakness are thus at the root of his misfortunes,...

...of which we - unlike the speaker - should become aware. For example, a self-dramatizing Lear says, 'tis our fast intent To shake all cares and business...age, Conferring them on younger strengths, while we Unburdened crawl toward death. (II38-4I)23 But the irony is that in doing so he acquires new burdens...

...today. APPENDIX: PASSAGES UNIQUE TO THE FOLIO (i) After 1.1.34 ('younger years'): while we Unburthened crawl toward death. Our son of Cornwall, And you,...several dowers, that future strife May be prevented now. (ii) After 1.1.38: (Since now we will divest us both of rule, Interest of territory, cares of state),...