directory
home contact

King Lear

Please see the bottom of this page for helpful resources.
ACT III SCENE III Gloucester's castle. 
[Enter GLOUCESTER and EDMUND]
GLOUCESTERAlack, alack, Edmund, I like not this unnatural
dealing. When I desire their leave that I might
pity him, they took from me the use of mine own
house; charged me, on pain of their perpetual
displeasure, neither to speak of him, entreat for5
him, nor any way sustain him.
EDMUNDMost savage and unnatural!
GLOUCESTERGo to; say you nothing. There's a division betwixt
the dukes; and a worse matter than that: I have
received a letter this night; 'tis dangerous to be10
spoken; I have locked the letter in my closet:
these injuries the king now bears will be revenged
home; there's part of a power already footed: we
must incline to the king. I will seek him, and
privily relieve him: go you and maintain talk with15
the duke, that my charity be not of him perceived:
if he ask for me. I am ill, and gone to bed.
Though I die for it, as no less is threatened me,
the king my old master must be relieved. There is
some strange thing toward, Edmund; pray you, be careful.20
[Exit]
EDMUNDThis courtesy, forbid thee, shall the duke
Instantly know; and of that letter too:
This seems a fair deserving, and must draw me
That which my father loses; no less than all:
The younger rises when the old doth fall.25
[Exit]


King Lear, Act 3, Scene 4
___________

Related Articles

 King Lear Overview
 King Lear: Analysis by Act and Scene
 Blank Verse in King Lear
 King Lear Lecture Notes and Study Topics
 Difficult Passages in King Lear

 King Lear Summary
 King Lear Character Introduction
 King Lear Study Questions
 Sources for King Lear

 Representations of Nature in Shakespeare's King Lear
 King Lear: FAQ
 Famous Quotations from King Lear
 Pronouncing Shakespearean Names

 Shakespeare's Language
 Shakespeare's Metaphors and Similes

 Shakespeare's Reputation in Elizabethan England
 Shakespeare's Impact on Other Writers
 Why Study Shakespeare?