Both Uses of
strife
in
King Lear
- —Our son of Cornwall, And you, our no less loving son of Albany, We have this hour a constant will to publish Our daughters' several dowers, that future strife May be prevented now.†
Scene 1.1 *
- Sir, you have show'd to-day your valiant strain, And fortune led you well: you have the captives Who were the opposites of this day's strife: We do require them of you, so to use them As we shall find their merits and our safety May equally determine.†
Scene 5.2
Definition:
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(strife) violent conflict or angry disagreement