The London Times
London, England — Thursday, December 25, 1135 — Act Five ______________________________________________________________________________________ ____
Jealousy Kills To both these sisters have I sworn my love; Each jealous of the other, as the stung Are of the adder. Which of them shall I take? Both? one? or neither? Neither can be enjoy'd, If both remain alive: to take the widow Exasperates, makes mad her sister Goneril; And hardly shall I carry out my side, Her husband being alive. Now then we'll use His countenance for the battle; which being done, Let her who would be rid of him devise His speedy taking off. As for
Lears lays with his daughters lifeless body and moans, stricken with grief Which he intends to Lear and to Cordelia, The battle done, and they within our power, Shall never see his pardon; for my state Stands on me to defend, not to debate,” Edmond said. “Let's exchange charity. I am no less in blood than thou art, Edmund; If more, the more thou hast wrong'd me. My name is Edgar, and thy father's son. The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices,” Edgar said.
Make instruments to plague us: The dark and vicious place where thee he got Cost him his eyes,” Edgar said.
Tragedy Strikes Howl, howl, howl, howl! O, you are men of stones: Had I your tongues and eyes, I'ld use them so That heaven's vault should crack. She's gone for ever! I know when one is dead, and when one lives; She's dead as earth. Lend me a lookingglass; If that her breath will mist or stain the stone, Why, then
the mercy
she lives,” Lear said.
Many of these quotes represent the overall themes stemming from The Tragedy of King Lear. Each quote conveys a message of undying love, or bitter betrayal and shows why it is still relevant today and in Shakespeare’s time. The dateline chosen may or may not of been when King Lear is set, or “King Lier”, an 1577 published work by Raphael Holinshed. Shakespeare could of read the play at the time and chose it for Lear’s source material.