李爾王

《李爾王》講述了國王李爾因年紀老邁，想要將國土分封給自己的三個女兒，並根據女兒們愛自己的程度來決定恩惠的大小。長女戈納瑞和次女裏甘都用甜言蜜語哄騙李爾，獲得了豐厚富庶的土地。只有小女兒科迪莉亞講了實話，卻受到李爾的怒斥和驅逐，同時也得到法蘭西王的敬愛和珍惜，最終遠離故國，成為法蘭西王后。而獲得所有國土和權力的戈納瑞和裏甘並沒有按照承諾厚待李爾，而是想方設法怠慢和驅逐他。心灰意冷的李爾在暴風雨的荒野中意識到他已經一無所有後，支撐他的心靈之柱潰然崩塌，變得瘋瘋癲癲。科迪莉亞得知後從法國興師來討伐。但不幸的是，英法兩軍交戰，法軍戰敗，科迪莉亞被俘虜，不久後被密令處死。李爾抱着她的屍體也在悲痛中死去。 ^[3] 

DRAMATIS PERSONAE

SCENE

ACT I

Scene I. King Lear’s Palace.

Scene II. The Earl of Gloucester’s Castle.

Scene III. The Duke of Albany’s Palace.

Scene IV. The Duke of Albany’s Palace.

Scene V. Court before the Duke of Albany’s Palace.

ACT II

Scene I. A court within the Castle of the Earl of Gloucester.

Scene II. Before Gloucester’s Castle.

Scene III. The open country.

Scene IV. Before Gloucester’s Castle.

ACT III

Scene I. A heath.

Scene II. Another part of the heath.

Scene III. Gloucester’s Castle.

Scene IV. The heath. Before a hovel.

Scene V. Gloucester’s Castle.

Scene VI. A farmhouse near Gloucester’s Castle.

Scene VII. Gloucester’s Castle.

ACT IV

Scene I. The heath.

Scene II. Before the Duke of Albany’s Palace.

Scene III. The French camp near Dover.

Scene IV. The French camp.

Scene V. Gloucester’s Castle.

Scene VI. The country near Dover.

Scene VII. A tent in the French camp.

ACT V

Scene I. The British camp near Dover.

Scene II. A field between the two camps.

Scene III. The British camp near Dover. ^[3] 

威廉·莎士比亞（William Shakespeare，1564-1616），英國文學史上zui傑出的戲劇家、詩人，歐洲文藝復興時期zui重要、zui偉大的作家，全世界zui卓越的文學家之一。其流傳下來的作品包括約39部戲劇、154首十四行詩、兩首長敍事詩等，對後世影響廣泛而深遠。 ^[3]