King Lear: Nature/Worth of Man Flashcards
Richard Hooker: Man is “
Man is “illuminateth… by the light of the force of reason… to know good from evil.”
Michel de Montaigne: “In truth
“In truth [man is] but nothing”
Lear: “which of you
“Which of you shall we say doth love us most?”
Lear: “Blow, winds,
“Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! Rage, blow, you cataracts and hurricanoes.”
Lear: “Singe
“Singe my white head.”
Lear: “Here I stand
“Here I stand your slave, a poor, infirm, weak and despised old man.”
Lear: “Unaccommodated man is
“Unaccommodated man is no more but such a poor, bare, forked animal as thou art. Off, off you lendings!”
Michel de Montaigne: “Man must
“Man must be stripped of his shirt.”
Michel de Montaigne: In order to “feele
In order to “feele the emptinesse, vacuitie, and no worth of man.”
Lear: “Pray you now,
“Pray you now, forget and forgive. I am old and foolish.”
Lear: “We’ll live, and pray
“We’ll live, and pray, and sing, and tell old tales, and laugh at gilded butterflies, and hear poor rogues talk of court news.”
Lear: “Howl,
“Howl, howl, howl, howl!… She’s gone for ever.”
Jeffrey Griswold: “Each person’s
“Each person’s very being is constituted through association with other humans.”
