The Tragedy Of King Lear - Opening

I.I Enter KENT, GLOUCESTER, and EDMOND

KENT I thought the king had more affected the Duke of Albany than Cornwall.

GLOUCESTER It did always seem so to us: but now in the division of the kingdom, it appears not which of the dukes he values most, for qualities are so weighed that curiosity in neither can make choice of either's moiety.

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IN MEMORIAN

PHILIP BROCKBANK, 1922-1989

Edited by

JAY L. HALIO

Emeritus Professor of English, University of Delaware