• 导读
  • 李尔王追逐爱又被爱所放逐,理想破碎之后如何生存?

    After the Restoration, the play was often revised with a happy ending for audiences who disliked its dark and depressing tone, but since the 19th century Shakespeare's original version has been regarded as one of his supreme achievements. The tragedy is particularly noted for its probing observations on the nature of human suffering and kinship. George Bernard Shaw wrote, "No man will ever write a better tragedy than Lear".

  • 内容简介
  • 此剧是莎翁的一部悲剧作品。剧中名义上的人物有三个女儿,其中两个对自己竭尽谄媚之能事,使主人公失去了自己的庄苑后变成疯子,最终对所有人都造成了悲剧性的后果。此剧基于不列颠一个神秘的前罗马凯尔特国王李尔王的传奇故事。剧作被广泛改编成为舞台剧和动画片,许多世界上有杰出成就的演员都一直渴望这部剧的角色。

    King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare in which the titular character descends into madness after disposing of his estate between two of his three daughters based on their flattery, bringing tragic consequences for all. Based on the legend of Leir of Britain, a mythological pre-Roman Celtic king, the play has been widely adapted for the stage and motion pictures, with the title role coveted by many of the world's most accomplished actors.

  • 作者简介
  • 威廉·莎士比亚(William Shakespeare,1564-1616年),欧洲文艺复兴时期英国最重要的作家,杰出的戏剧家和诗人。他创作了大量脍炙人口的文学作品,在欧洲文学史上占有特殊的地位,被喻为“人类文学奥林匹斯山上的宙斯”。 他亦跟古希腊三大悲剧家埃斯库罗斯(Aeschylus)、索福克里斯(Sophocles)及欧里庇得斯(Euripides),合称为戏剧史上四大悲剧家。

    William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564—23 April 1616) was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His extant works, including some collaborations, consist of around 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, of which the authorship of some is uncertain. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.

  • 目录
    • Dramatis Personae
    • ACT I.
    • ACT II.
    • ACT III.
    • ACT IV.
    • ACT V.