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King Lear Act Three - Coggle Diagram
King Lear Act Three
Scene 7
Cornwall gives Goneril the letter concerning the French and tells her to take it to her husband. He then sends servants to go an apprehend Gloucester so he can be punished. He orders Edmund to go with Goneril to Albany so he does not see his father's punishment.
Oswald bring the word that Gloucester helped Lear has escaped to Dover. He is found and brought to Cornwall and Regan. They tie him up and insult him, pulling at his beard. Cornwall remarks to himself that he cannot kill Gloucester without a trial but he can punish him brutally.
Admitting that he did help Lear escape, Gloucester swears he will see Lear's wrongs avenged. Cornwall digs one of his eyes out and steps on it. Gloucester screams, and Regan demands that Cornwall digs his other one out.
One of Gloucester's servants steps in, saying he cannot tell this happen. The two fight, and the servant wounds Cornwall, but Regan draws a sword and kills the servant. The wounded Cornwall gouges out Gloucester's other eye.
Gloucester calls out for Edmund to help him, but Regan interrupts him to tell him that he is the one who betrayed him to Cornwall. Gloucester realises that Edgar was the son who really loved him. Regan and Cornwall order that he is thrown out of the house. Cornwall, realises that he is bleeding heavily exits with Regans' help.
Left alone with Gloucester, Cornwall and Regan's servants express their shock and horror at what just happened. They decide to treat Gloucester's bleeding face and hand him over to the mad beggar to lead lead Gloucester where he will
Scene 4
Kent leads Lear to the hovel, trying to get him inside. Lear resists saying that his mental anguish makes him hardly feel the storm. He sends the Fool inside and reflects on his time as King.
The Fool runs out of the hovel, saying there is a spirit inside, which turns out to be Edgar in disguise as Poor Tom. Lear sympathises with him, asking him whether bad daughters have been the ruin for him as well.
Lear asks Poor Tom what he used to be before he went mad, he was once a wealthy courtier. Observing Tom's nakedness, Lear tears off his clothes in sympathy.
Gloucester arrives, unimpressed by Lear's company and tries to bring Lear back into the castle. Kent and Gloucester finally convince Lear to go with Gloucester, Lear insists on bringing Poor Tom with him.
Scene 6
Gloucester, Kent, Lear, Edgar and The Fool take shelter in a small building in Gloucester's property.
Lear holds a mock trial of his wicked daughters, with Edgar, Kent and The Fool. Both The Fool and Egar speak like madmen, and the trial is an exercise in hallucination and eccentricity.
Gloucester hurried back in, telling them that he heard a plot to kill Lear. Gloucester begs Kent to transport Lear to Dover where allies will be waiting for him.
Edgar remains behind for a moment and speaks in his own, undisguised voice about how much less his own suffering feels after he has now seen Lear's far worse suffering.
Scene 1
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Kent gives the Knight secret information, there is unrest between Albany and Cornwall, and there is French spies in the English courts.
Kent tells the Knight to go to Dover, where he will find people who will help Lear. He gives the Knight a ring and orders to give it to Cordelia who will know he sent the knight.
Scene 2
Lear wanders around in the storm, cursing the weather and challenging it to do its worst against him.
The Fool urges him to humble himself before his daughters and seek shelter indoors, but Lear ignores him.
Kent finds the two of them and urges them to take shelter inside a nearby hovel. Lear finally agrees and follows Kent. The Fool makes a confusing prophecy.
Scene 3
Inside his castle, Gloucester speaks with Edmund. He recounts how he became uncomfortable when Regan, Goneril, and Cornwall shut Lear out into the storm. He urges them to allow him to go out and seek Lear, but they refuse and took possession of his castle.
Gloucester informs Edmund that the French army is invading and part of it has already landed in England. He tells him how he is going to seek Lear out in the storm, telling Edmund that there is a letter about the French locked in him room. He adds that Cornwall must not notice his absence.
Edmund privately rejoices at the opportunity. He plans to betray his father, going to Cornwall to tell him about both Gloucester's plans to help Lear and the location of the traitors letter from the French.
Scene 5
Inside Gloucester's castle, Cornwall vows to get revenge against Gloucester. Edmund pretends to be horrified of his father's betrayal, but he is actually delighted, since Cornwall gives him the title of the Earl of Gloucester.
Cornwall sends Edmund to find his father. Edmund reasons to himself that if he can find him in the act of helping Lear, Cornwall's suspicions will be confirmed.