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Fool:
Canst tell how an oyster makes his shell? King Lear:
No. Fool:
Nor I neither; but I can tell why a snail has a house. King Lear:
Why? Fool:
Why, to put his head in; not to give it away to his daughters
Canst tell how an oyster makes his shell? King Lear:
No. Fool:
Nor I neither; but I can tell why a snail has a house. King Lear:
Why? Fool:
Why, to put his head in; not to give it away to his daughters
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Canst tell how an oyster makes his shell
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No Nor I neither
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but I can tell why a snail has a house
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Why
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Why to put his head in not to give it away to his daughters
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Movie Summary
The Shakespeare tragedy that gave us the expression "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child." King Lear has not one but two ungrateful children, and it's especially galling because he turned over his en...
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Fool
King Lear
