Key Quotes smaller (King Lear)

affected i.i

i thought the king had more affected Albany than Cornwall

son i.i

i have a son by order of law who is yet no dearer in my account

nine i.i

edmund hath been out 9 years and away he shall again

joy i.i

now our joy cordelia

husbands i.i

why have my sisters husbands if they say they love you all

nursey i.i

i loved her most and thought to set my rest on her kind nursery

(kent) father i.i

loved as my father

price i.i

now her price is fallen

jewels i.i

the jewels of our father with washed eyes cordelia leaves you

infirmity

tis the infirmity of his age

generous i.ii

wherefore base when my mind as generous and my shape as true

stand up i.ii

now gods stand up for bastards

letter i.ii

i find the letter not fit for your overlooking

ursa major i.ii

my nativity was under ursa major so that it follows i am rough and lecherous

lands i.ii

let me if not by birth have lands by wit

babes i.iii

old fools are babes again and must be used with checks as flatteries when they are seen abused

titles i.iv

all thy other titles thou hast given away [except fool] that thou wast born with

mothers i.iv

thou madest thy daughters thy mothers

sterility i.iv

into her womb convey sterility dry up her organs of increase

thankless i.iv

how sharper than a serpents tooth it is to have a thankless child

shape ii.iii

i will take the basest and most poorest shape

edgar ii.iii

edgar i nothing am

fortune ii.iv

fortune that arrant whore never turns the key to the poor

state ii.iv

you should be ruled and led by some discretion that discerns your state better than yourself

scornful ii.iv

nimble lightnings dart your blinding flames into gonerils scornful eyes

mood ii.iv

so will you wish on me when the rash mood is on

plague sore ii.iv

goneril art a plague-sore in my corrupted blood

cheeks i.iv

let not womens weapons water drops stain my cheeks

spit iii.ii

spit fire spout rain

younger iii.iii

the younger rises when the old doth fall

tempest iii.iv

this tempest in my mind doth from my senses take all feeling else

naked iii.iv

poor naked wretches wheresoever you are that bide the pelting of this pitiless storm

care iii.iv

o i have taken too little care of this

superflux iii.iv

expose thyself to feel what wretches feel that thou mayst shake the superflux to them and show the heavens more just

dearer iii.iv

i loved edgar friend nor father his son dearer the grief hath crazed my wits

love iii.v

thou edmund shalt find a dearer father in my love

kindness iii.iv

the gods reward your kindness

tom away iii.vi

he childed as i fathered tom away

sword iii.vii

better service have i never done you than now to bid your sword

horrid iii.viii

edmund enkindle all the sparks of nature to quit this horrid act

monsters iii.vii

if she live long and meet the course of death women will all turn monsters

stumbled iv.i

i stumbled when i saw

wanton iv.i

as flies to wanton boys are we to the gods they kill us for their sport

lead iv.i

tis the times plague when madmen lead the blind

humbled iv.i

take this purse thou whom the heavens plagues have humbled to all strokes

usurps iv.ii

a fool usurps my bed

filfths iv.ii

filfths savour but themselves

milk-liverd iv.ii

milk-livered man

sunshine iv.iii

you have seen sunshine and rain at once her smiles and tears were like a better way

heavenly iv.iii

then she shook the holy water from her heavenly eyes

govern iv.iii

the stars above us govern our conditions

secrets iv.iv

all blest secrets spring with my tears be aidant and remediate in the good mans distress

opposeless iv.vi

to quarrel with your great opposeless wills my snuff and loathed part of nature should burn itself out

bastard iv.vi

gloucesters bastard son was kinder to his father than my daughters

stage iv.vi

when we are born we cry that we are come to this great stage of fools

ever-gentle iv.vi

you ever-gentle gods take my breath from me

breech iv.vii

o you kind gods cure this great breech in abused nature

molten

thou art a soul in bliss but i am bound upon a wheel of fire that mine own tears do scald like molten lead

foxes v.iii

he that parts us shall bring a brand from heaven and fire us hence like foxes

canker-bit v.iii

my name is lost by treasons tooth bare-gnawn and canker-bit

blood v.iii

i am no less in blood than thou art edmund

instruments v.iii

the gods are just and of our pleasant vices make instruments to plague us

circle v.iii

the wheel is come full circle i am here

judgement v.iii

the judgement of the heavens that makes us tremble touches us not with pity

despite v.iii

some good i mean to do despite of mine own nature

dead v.iii

i know when one is dead and when one lives shes dead as earth

rat v.iii

why should a dog a horse a rat have life and thou no breath at all

master v.iii

my master calls me i must not say no