Edgar leaves Gloucester to rest under a tree while the battle is fought. He returns with news that Lear's side has lost and that Lear and Cordelia have been taken. When Gloucester wishes to stay and die, Edgar urges him on: "Ripeness is all."
Edgar leaves Gloucester to rest under a tree while the battle is fought. He returns with news that Lear's side has lost and that Lear and Cordelia have been taken. When Gloucester wishes to stay and die, Edgar urges him on: "Ripeness is all."