| “Nothing will come of nothing. Speak again.” | Lear, act 1, scene 1, line 99; |
| “Thou shouldst not have been old till thou hadst been wise.” | Fool, act 1, scene 5, lines 43-44 |
| “How sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is/To have a thankless child.” | Lear, act 1, scene 4, lines 302-303 |
| “In cunning I must draw my sword upon you.” | Edmund, act 2, scene 1, line 30 |
| “….Out vile jelly.” | Cornwall, act 3, scene 7, line 101 |
| “Tis the time’s plague when madmen lead the blind.” | Gloucester, act 4, scene 1, line 54 |
| “O Goneril,/You are not worth the dust which the rude wind/Blows in your face.” | Albany, act 4, scene 2, lines 39-40 |
| “Give me your hand. You are now within a foot/Of th’ extreme verge. For all the moon/ Would I not leap upright.” | Edgar, act 4, scene 6, lines 31-33 |
| “Through tattered clothes small vices do appear./Robes and furred gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold./And the strong lance of justice hurtles breaks.” | Lear, act 4, scene 6, lines 180-183 |
| “To both these sisters have I sworn my love;/Each jealous of the other, as the stung/Are of the adder.” | Edmund, act 5, scene 1, lines 63-65 |
| “Come, let’s away to prison./ We two alone will sing like birds i’ th’ cage.” | Lear, act 5, scene 3, lines 9-10 |
| “To be tender-minded/Does not become a sword.” | Edmund, act 5, scene 3, lines 36-37 |
| “The wheel is come full circle; I am here.” | Edmund, act 5, scene 3, line 209 |
| “And my poor fool is hanged. — No, no, no life?/ Why should a dog, a horse, a rat have life,/ And thou no breath at all? Oh, thou’lt come no more,/Never, never, never, never, never. – /Pray you, undo this button. Thank you, sir./Do you see this? Look on her. Look, her lips./Look there, look there. O, O, O, O” | Lear, act 5, scene 3, lines 369-375 |
| “I have a journey, sir, shortly to go./My master calls me. I must not say no.” | Kent, act 5, scene 3, lines 390-391 |
King Lear Final
July 4, 2019