...fantasy of the lives they will live out together in prison: they will "sing like birds i'th' cage" and . . . hear poor rogues Talk of court news, and...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 packs and...

...introduces an escapist vision of a prison idyll of father and daughter in tranquil aloofness from court: So we'll live And pray, and sing, and tell old tales,...butterflies, and hear poor rogues Talk of court news; (5.3.11-14) The second simile, about a dozen lines further on, has been a tough nut for commentators...

...not the first Who with best meaning have incurred the worst," And so, "Come, let's away to prison: we'll live, And pray, and sing, and tell old tales,...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 packs...

...birds I' the cage When thou - ask me blessing I'll kneel and ask - thee forgiveness so we'll Live - and sing and tell old tales and laugh at gilded butterflies...court news and we'll talk with them too, who loses 158 Who wins who's in who's out and take upon's the mystery of things And we will wear out in a walled...

...unsatisfactory tidying up that, I would suggest, we experience when we turn from the Phenomenology to 21. . . and hear poor rogues Talk of court news, and we'll...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 packs...

...like birds i' the cage. When thou dost ask me blessing, I'll kneel down And ask thee forgiveness:5 so we'll live, And pray, and sing, and tell old tales,...butterflies, and hear poor rogues Talk of court news; and we 'lI talk with them too Who loses and who wins, who's in, who's out6And take upon 's the mystery...

...forgiveness. So we'll live, And pray, and sing, and tell old tales, and laugh At gilded butterflies.7 And hear poor rogues Talk of court news, and we'll...too, Who loses and who wins, who's in, who's out, 15 And take upon's the mystery of things, 1 subordinate officer 2 subordinates 3 good guard = keep...

...the play equally starkly. Lear, reunited with Cordelia, foresees a Utopian freedom in imprisonment: Talk of court news, and we'll talk with them too,...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 packs...

...like birds in'th'cage. When thou dost ask me blessing, Fll kneel down And ask of thee forgiveness; so we'll live, And pray, and sing, and tell old tales,...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 packs and...

...like birds i' th' cage: When thou dost ask me blessing, I'll kneel down, And ask of thee forgiveness: so we'll live, And pray, and sing, and tell old tales,...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, packs...