Both Uses of
trespass
in
King Lear
- Let me beseech your grace not to do so: His fault is much, and the good king his master Will check him for't: your purpos'd low correction Is such as basest and contemned'st wretches For pilferings and most common trespasses, Are punish'd with: the king must take it ill That he, so slightly valu'd in his messenger, Should have him thus restrain'd.†
Scene 2.2 *trespasses = enters another's property without right or permission
- Your son and daughter found this trespass worth The shame which here it suffers.†
Scene 2.4
Definitions:
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(1)
(trespass as in: a "No Trespassing" sign) to enter another's property without right or permission
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) There are other less common senses of the word trespass. They all involve going beyond acceptable limits--such as violating a moral law. See a comprehensive dictionary for more detail.