Tragedy

King Lear

Scene I King Lear's palace. Scene II The Earl of Gloucester's castle. Scene III The Duke of Albany's palace. Scene IV A hall in the Duke of Albany's palace. Scene V Court before the Duke of Albany's palace.

Scene I The Earl of Gloucester's castle. Scene II Before Gloucester's castle. Scene III The open country. Scene IV Before Gloucester's castle.

Scene I A heath. Thunder and lightning. Scene II Another part of the heath. The storm continues. Scene III Gloucester's castle. Scene IV A hovel on the heath. Scene V Gloucester's castle. Scene VI A farmhouse adjoining Gloucester's castle. Scene VII Gloucester's castle.

Scene I The heath. Scene II Before the Duke of Albany's palace. Scene III The French camp near Dover. Scene IV A tent in the French camp. Scene V Gloucester's castle. Scene VI Fields near Dover. Scene VII A tent in the French camp.

Scene I The British camp near Dover. Scene II A field between the two camps. Scene III The British camp near Dover.

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Edgar persuades Gloucester that they stand at the edge of the cliff. Gloucester leaps, falls only to the ground, and Edgar, now in a new voice, convinces him that he has survived by a miracle. Lear, mad and garlanded with flowers, meets them and speaks bitterly of justice, authority, and lust. Cordelia's men come for Lear, and he runs from them. Oswald tries to kill Gloucester and is killed by Edgar, who finds on him a letter from Goneril urging Edmund to murder Albany.

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GGLOUCESTEREarl whose trust in his bastard son destroys him EEDGARGloucester's legitimate son, disguised as Poor Tom OOSWALDGoneril's steward, loyal to her ambition alone GGENTLEMANAttendant and messenger, witness to Lear's suffering on the heath

King Lear, Act IV · Scene VIFields near Dover.

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King Lear, Act IV, Scene VI

King Lear / Act IV, Scene VI

What happens here

Edgar persuades Gloucester that they stand at the edge of the cliff. Gloucester leaps, falls only to the ground, and Edgar, now in a new voice, convinces him that he has survived by a miracle. Lear, mad and garlanded with flowers, meets them and speaks bitterly of justice, authority, and lust. Cordelia's men come for Lear, and he runs from them. Oswald tries to kill Gloucester and is killed by Edgar, who finds on him a letter from Goneril urging Edmund to murder Albany.

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GGLOUCESTEREarl whose trust in his bastard son destroys him EEDGARGloucester's legitimate son, disguised as Poor Tom OOSWALDGoneril's steward, loyal to her ambition alone GGENTLEMANAttendant and messenger, witness to Lear's suffering on the heath

Act IV · Scene VIFields near Dover.

What happens here

Edgar persuades Gloucester that they stand at the edge of the cliff. Gloucester leaps, falls only to the ground, and Edgar, now in a new voice, convinces him that he has survived by a miracle. Lear, mad and garlanded with flowers, meets them and speaks bitterly of justice, authority, and lust. Cordelia's men come for Lear, and he runs from them. Oswald tries to kill Gloucester and is killed by Edgar, who finds on him a letter from Goneril urging Edmund to murder Albany.

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GGLOUCESTEREarl whose trust in his bastard son destroys him EEDGARGloucester's legitimate son, disguised as Poor Tom OOSWALDGoneril's steward, loyal to her ambition alone GGENTLEMANAttendant and messenger, witness to Lear's suffering on the heath

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