Tom(poor Tom):

= Tom O’Bedlam (The beggars fre-quently referred to themselves as “poor Tom”.),name assumed by Edgar in his disguise in “King Lear”汤姆，可怜的汤姆。（均指）疯子乞丐。(《李尔王》中的爱德加装疯时用此假名。)
△Lr.2.3.20: “Poor Turlygood! PoorTom!”可怜的疯叫花子！ 可怜的汤姆！
△Lr. 3. 4. 41 (42“A spirit,a spirit! He says his name’s poor Tom.”一个鬼，一个鬼！ 他说他的名字叫“可怜的汤姆”。