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Did Lear remember this phrase when he called Goneril 'a disease that's in my flesh '(II. iv.
Shakespearean Tragedy Lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth 1893
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Is your name Goneril? "says the fool, addressing the seat.
Tolstoy on Shakespeare A Critical Essay on Shakespeare Leo Tolstoy 1869
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"Goneril," said Miss Hamelyn, "let me beg you again to come inside the carriage."
Tales from Many Sources Vol. V Various
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"Goneril," said the elder lady, "I shall leave you outside; you can play in the garden or the orchard."
Tales from Many Sources Vol. V Various
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"Goneril," said Miss Hamelyn, "let me beg you again to come inside the carriage."
Stories By English Authors: Italy (Selected by Scribners) James Payn 1864
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"Goneril," said the elder lady, "I shall leave you outside; you can play in the garden or the orchard."
Stories By English Authors: Italy (Selected by Scribners) James Payn 1864
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Two of the daughters, Goneril (a terrific Gina McKee) and Regan (Justine Mitchell) feign affection with hyperbolic expressions of adoration for their father.
Fern Siegel: Stage Door: King Lear Fern Siegel 2011
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Two of the daughters, Goneril (a terrific Gina McKee) and Regan (Justine Mitchell) feign affection with hyperbolic expressions of adoration for their father.
Fern Siegel: Stage Door: King Lear Fern Siegel 2011
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Two of the daughters, Goneril (a terrific Gina McKee) and Regan (Justine Mitchell) feign affection with hyperbolic expressions of adoration for their father.
Fern Siegel: Stage Door: King Lear Fern Siegel 2011
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Lear was a decent man tricked by Goneril and Regan.
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