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Finally, I met with one of the most famous plays of Shakespeare. In this work, important and interesting topics are touched: the hypocrisy of people in pursuit of wealth and power, blinding deceitful speeches and disregard for the true virtues of the soul, cruelty and hot temper, deceived hopes and disappointment in loved ones. As for the king himself, Lear appears to be a rather absurd, selfish and domineering old man, who is too used to universal worship and has lost touch with reality.
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Contents
DRAMATIS PERSONAE
ACT I
Scene I. A Room of State in King Lear's Palace.
Scene II. A Hall in the Earl of Gloucester's Castle.
Scene III. A Room in the Duke of Albany's Palace.
Scene IV. A Hall in Albany's Palace.
Scene V. Court before the Duke of Albany's Palace.
ACT II
Scene I. A court within the Castle of the Earl of Gloucester.
Scene II. Before Gloucester's Castle.
Scene III. The open Country.
Scene IV. Before Gloucester's Castle; Kent in the stocks.
ACT III
Scene I. A Heath.
Scene II. Another part of the heath. Storm continues.
Scene III. A Room in Gloucester's Castle.
Scene IV. A part of the Heath with a Hovel. Storm continues.
Scene V. A Room in Gloucester's Castle.
Scene VI. A Chamber in a Farmhouse adjoining the Castle.
Scene VII. A Room in Gloucester's Castle.
ACT IV
Scene I. The heath.
Scene II. Before the Duke of Albany's Palace.
Scene III. The French camp near Dover.
Scene IV. The French camp. A Tent.
Scene V. A Room in Gloucester's Castle.
Scene VI. The country near Dover.
Scene VII. A Tent in the French Camp.
ACT V
Scene I. The Camp of the British Forces near Dover.
Scene II. A field between the two Camps.
Scene III. The British Camp near Dover.
DRAMATIS PERSONAE
Lear, King of Britain.
King of France.
Duke of Burgundy.
Duke of Cornwall.
Duke of Albany.
Earl of Kent.
Earl of Gloucester.
Edgar, Son to Gloucester.
Edmund, Bastard Son to Gloucester.
Curan, a Courtier.
Old Man, Tenant to Gloucester.
Physician.
Fool.
Oswald, steward to Goneril.
An Officer employed by Edmund.
Gentleman, attendant on Cordelia.
A Herald.
Servants to Cornwall.
Goneril, daughter to Lear.
Regan, daughter to Lear.
Cordelia, daughter to Lear.
Knights attending on the King, Officers, Messengers, Soldiers, and Attendants.
SCENE: Britain.
ACT I
Scene I. A Room of State in King Lear’s Palace
[Enter Kent, Gloucester, and Edmund]
Kent.
I thought the King had more affected the Duke of Albany than
Cornwall.
Glou.
It did always seem so to us; but now, in the division of the
kingdom, it appears not which of the Dukes he values most, for
equalities are so weighed that curiosity in neither can make
choice of either’s moiety.
Kent.
Is not this your son, my lord?
Glou.
His breeding, sir, hath been at my charge: I have so often
blush’d to acknowledge him that now I am braz’d to’t.
Kent.
I cannot conceive you.
Glou.
Sir, this young fellow’s mother could: whereupon she grew
round-wombed, and had indeed, sir, a son for her cradle ere she
had a husband for her bed. Do you smell a fault?
Kent.
I cannot wish the fault undone, the issue of it being so proper.
Glou.
But I have, sir, a son by order of law, some year elder than
this, who yet is no dearer in my account: though this knave came
something saucily into the world before he was sent for, yet was
his mother fair; there was good sport at his making, and the
whoreson must be acknowledged.–Do you know this noble gentleman,
Edmund?
Edm.
No, my lord.
Glou.
My Lord of Kent: remember him hereafter as my honourable friend.
Edm.
My services to your lordship.
Kent.
I must love you, and sue to know you better.
Edm.
Sir, I shall study deserving.
Glou.
He hath been out nine years, and away he shall again.–The king
is coming.
[Sennet within.]
[Enter Lear, Cornwall, Albany, Goneril, Regan, Cordelia, and
Attendants.]
Lear.
Attend the lords of France and Burgundy,
Gloucester.
Glou.
I shall, my liege.
[Exeunt Gloucester and Edmund.]
Lear.
Meantime we shall express our darker purpose.–
Give me the map there.–Know that we have divided
In three our kingdom: and ’tis our fast intent
To shake all cares and business from our age;
Conferring them on younger strengths, while we
Unburden’d crawl toward death.–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. The princes, France and Burgundy,
Great rivals in our youngest daughter’s love,
Long in our court have made their amorous sojourn,
And here are to be answer’d.–Tell me, my daughters,–
Since now we will divest us both of rule,
Interest of territory, cares of state,–
Which of you shall we say doth love us most?
That we our largest bounty may extend
Where nature doth with merit challenge.–Goneril,
Our eldest-born, speak first.
Gon.
Sir, I love you more than words can wield the matter;
Dearer than eyesight, space, and liberty;
Beyond what can be valu’d, rich or rare;
No less than life, with grace, health, beauty, honour;
As much as child e’er lov’d, or father found;
A love that makes breath poor and speech unable;
Beyond all manner of so much I love you.
Cor.
[Aside.] What shall Cordelia speak? Love, and be silent.
Lear.
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