A Special Selection: Shaking Out Shakespeare with Bill, Edgar in King Lear
THE THURSDAY POINT A) t o p o f t h e s t a i r s The first competed Bible edition of the Geneva Bible appeared in 1560. In King Lear Edgar- upon seeing the outcast Lear-alludes to the Biblical account of Christ's ordeal on Calvary "O Thou side-piercings sight" (4.6.102.) Sign in to see full entry.