King Lear

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world power Lear
William Shakespeare
Regan, who is married to the Duke of Cornwall, then plow their fathers deteriorating noetic health and the future problems this could cause. In a room in the Earl of Gloucesters castle, Edmund, the illegitimate son of the Earl, is lamenting the fact his government agency is not lawful and brandishing a letter supposedly create verbally by his brother, Edgar. The Earl enters and demands to see the letter. In it he reads that Edgar doesnt command to grow old before he receives his inheritance and mentions the initiative of his fathers early death. The implied treachery enrages the Earl and he blames it, and the problems with Lear and his girlfriend, on the recent movements of the sun and the moon. Edmund then talks to his brother and tells him he is in danger and that he should stay out of the Earls way until he calms down. When Edgar leaves the room, the scheming Edmund reflects on how stupid and greenish his father and brother are to believe everything they are told. Goneril is plastered with her father and his group of badly behaved knights. She confronts her father about the knights and he becomes angry.



Lear laments the fact that he believed Gonerils love was true, and comforts himself in the thought that he at least has another daughter that loves him. After he leaves, Goneril sends a letter to her sister, warning her of the queens behaviour. Act 2: Edmund tells Edgar to run away from the Earl of Gloucesters castle. When he has gone, he tells the Earl that Edgar had asked him to kill him, and that he, Edmund, had put up a fight and shows the Earl a self?inflicted wound. The Earl swears to find Edgar and kill him. Cornwall and Regan get and she tells the Earl that Lears knights and Edgar are behind the plot to kill him. Meanwhile, Edgar is on the run disguised as a pauper called Poor Tom. Lear and Regan discuss his disagreement with Goneril. He tells her that...If you want to get a encompassing essay, order it on our website: Ordercustompaper.com



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