Regan presses Edmund on whether he loves Goneril. Albany joins the sisters against the French, though only to repel an invasion. Edgar, still disguised, gives Albany Goneril's letter and asks him to sound a trumpet for a champion if they win. Alone, Edmund weighs the two sisters and resolves that Lear and Cordelia will receive no mercy.
Regan presses Edmund on whether he loves Goneril. Albany joins the sisters against the French, though only to repel an invasion. Edgar, still disguised, gives Albany Goneril's letter and asks him to sound a trumpet for a champion if they win. Alone, Edmund weighs the two sisters and resolves that Lear and Cordelia will receive no mercy.