уильям шекспир - King Lear

145 head-luggedthat has been pulled about by its head, i.e. enraged

146 maddedsent mad

147 brotherbrother-in-law, i.e. Cornwall

147 sufferallow

149 visible spiritsspirits in visible form, avenging angels

150 tamecrush

154 Fools … mischiefi.e. only fools pity villains (like Lear) who are punished as a preventative measure before they have done wrong

156 Francethe King of France

156 noiselesssilent, inactive

157 plumèd helm(soldiers’) helmets adorned with feathers

157 thy … threatbegins to threaten the state

158 moralmoralizing

160 self-coveredself-concealing

161 Bemonster … featuredo not make your beauty hideous by revealing your true fiend’s face

161 Were’t my fitnessif it were proper for me

162 bloodanger

164 howe’erhowever much, although

166 Marryby the Virgin Mary

166 mewa contemptuous and belittling cat’s meow

168 backi.e. to France

170 imperfectunfinished

171 importssignifies, brings with it

179 trilledtrickled

181 passionstrong emotion/grief

185 goodliestbest, most effectively

187 smiletslittle smiles, half-smiles

192 so become itgrace it so well, make it seem so attractive

198 Let … believed!Put no trust in pity!

200 clamour moistened herthe expression of her grief moistened her with tears

200 startedhastened, went abruptly

204 mate and makehusband and wife

205 issueschildren

210 sometimesometimes

210 tunei.e. frame of mind

214 sovereignoverpowering (plays on the related literal sense of “kingly”)

214 elbowspushes, jostles

216 casualtieschance, uncertainties

222 afooton the move

224 attendwait on, look after

224 dear causeimportant reason

226 arightrightly, as myself

226 grieveregret

231 deeprumbling, deep-voiced

231 dread-boltedhurling terrifying thunderbolts

233 crossforked

233 watchremain awake/be on guard

234 perdu “lost one” (French), the name given to a guard placed in an extremely open, dangerous position

234 helmhelmet/covering of hair

238 conductor … peoplecommander of his forces

242 Reportrumor

243 powers … kingdomBritish forces

243 apacerapidly

244 arbitramentdeciding of the dispute

246 point … wroughtthe conclusion of my aims will be thoroughly brought about

247 Oreither

248 abusesdishonors, wrongs

249 doubtfulfearful

249 conjunct And bosomedsexually intimate

250 as … hersto the fullest extent

253 honesthonorable

254 Foras for

255 touches us asi.e. affects our honor insofar as

256 boldsinsofar as it emboldens

256 with(who) along with

257 Most … opposehas most just and weighty grounds for hostility

261 the … sharpnessi.e. in the heat of emotion even the best grounds for hostility are cursed by those who have suffered the losses and afflictions of battle (Edmund pretends to be anxious that Lear and Cordelia receive a fair trial)

265 periodlimit, extreme point

266 such … notthose who do not love

266 another … extremityto enlarge upon another sorrowful tale (that of Kent) would increase sorrow even further and exceed all limits

269 big in clamourloud in lamentation

270 estatecondition

273 fastened … necki.e. embraced me

274 Asas if

277 puissantpowerful

277 strings of lifei.e. heartstrings

279 ’trancedabsorbed by grief/in a faint, unconscious

282 enemy kingi.e. the king who had treated him as an enemy

283 Improper forunfitting even for