 I'll kneel down, And ask of thee forgiveness. So we'll live, And pray, and sing, and tell old tales, and laugh At gilded butterflies, and hear poor rogues Talk of court news ; and we'll talk with them too, Who loses,- and who wins ; who's in, who's out...  Characters of Shakespeare's Plays - Page 169by William Hazlitt - 1818 - 352 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare - 1839 - 536 pages
...these daughters, and these sisters ? Lear. No, no, no, no ! Come, let's away to prison : We two alone will sing like birds i' the cage. When thou dost ask...loses, and who wins ; who's in, who's out ; — And take upon us the mystery of things, As if we were God's spies.3 And we'll wear out, In a walled prison,... | |
 | Hunter Drohojowska-Philp - Art - 2004 - 696 pages
...identified with the tragic king, and wanted O'Keeffe to read Lear's words to Cordelia: We two alone will sing like birds i' the cage: When thou dost ask...Who loses, and who wins; who's in, who's out; And take upon's the mystery of things, As if we were God's spies: and we'll wear out, In a walled prison,... | |
 | Kim Paffenroth - Religion - 2004 - 188 pages
...singular use of "God" in the play): Come, let's away to prison. We two alone will sing like birds i' th' cage. When thou dost ask me blessing, I'll kneel down...Who loses and who wins; who's in, who's out — And take upon 's the mystery of things As if we were God's spies; and we'll wear out, In a walled prison,... | |
 | Piotr Sadowski - Literary Criticism - 2003 - 336 pages
...ambitions related to the now discarded persona and stoically indifferent to the affairs of this world: So we'll live And pray, and sing, and tell old tales,...Who loses and who wins, who's in, who's out — And take upon's the mystery of things As if we were God's spies. (5.3.11-17) The inner calm insulates Lear... | |
 | R. Clifton Spargo - History - 2004 - 338 pages
...perfected generosity she must: Come, let's away to prison. We two alone will sing like birds i'th' cage. When thou dost ask me blessing, I'll kneel down...butterflies, and hear poor rogues Talk of court news. . . . (5.3.8-14) Ending his speech confident that in a "walled prison" he and Cordelia can outlast... | |
 | Erica Fudge - Literary Criticism - 2004 - 264 pages
...fate: No, no, no, no. Come, let's away to prison. We two alone will sing like birds i'th' cage. ... so we'll live And pray and sing and tell old tales...Talk of court news, and we'll talk with them too. . . . He that parts us shall bring a brand from heaven And fire us hence like foxes. :3 His bird metaphor... | |
 | Mark Allen McDonald - Drama - 2004 - 334 pages
...answers Cordelia: No, no, no, no. Come, let's away to prison; We two alone will sing like birds i' th' cage. When thou dost ask me blessing, I'll kneel down...And pray, and sing, and tell old tales, and laugh At guilded butterflies, and hear poor rogues Talk of court news; and we'll talk with them too, Who loses... | |
 | Deanne Williams - Literary Criticism - 2004 - 308 pages
...construct an elegant little court that contrasts sharply against the brutality of Edmund's forces: "So we'll live / And pray, and sing, and tell old tales, and laugh / At gilded butterflies" (5.3.11-13). The death of Cordelia, despised, beloved, instructive, seems finally to bid farewell to... | |
 | Jason Hepple, Laura Sutton - Medical - 2004 - 252 pages
...face prison. Lear says to Cordelia: Come. lets away to prison: We two alone will sing like birds i'the cage; When thou dost ask me blessing. I'll kneel down And ask of thee forgiveness. So we' 11 live. And pray. and sing. and tell old tales. and laugh At gilded butterflies. and hear poor... | |
 | Irving Ribner - Art - 2005 - 232 pages
...which he now sees reflected in Cordelia : No, no, no, no! Come, let's away to prison: We two alone will sing like birds i' the cage: When thou dost ask...too, Who loses and who wins; who's in, who's out; And take upon's the mystery of things, As if we were God's spies : and we'll wear out, In a wall'd prison,... | |
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