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Outside the castle, Oswald and Kent meet again, each bearing letters. Kent unleashes a tirade of insults against Oswald, and draws his sword. Oswald backs away, and Kent responds by beating him. Edmund enters along with Regan and Cornwall, breaking up the fight and putting Kent in the stocks overnight as punishment. Gloster attempts to dissuade them without success, and leaves disgruntled.

Outside the castle, Oswald and Kent meet again, each bearing letters. Kent unleashes a tirade of insults against Oswald, and draws his sword. Oswald backs away, and Kent responds by beating him. Edmund enters along with Regan and Cornwall, breaking up the fight and putting Kent in the stocks overnight as punishment. Gloster attempts to dissuade them without success, and leaves disgruntled.

King Lear and his entourage arrive, having already been to Cornwall's castle and not finding them at home. He sees Kent in the stocks and finds out who put him there. He demands to see Cornwall and Regan for an explanation, and to his consternation, they refuse to see him. He entreats Gloster to bring them to him, and as they arrive, they remove the stocks. Regan tries to reason with Lear, saying that his knights placed too much of a burden on Goneril's castle, and suggesting that he return there to apologize. Believing this beneath his digity, Lear refuses. Goneril enters, and together she and Regan demand that Lear dismiss his army and stay with them peacefully -- their reasoning is that he is too old and no longer in need of an army, though they secretly are hoping to remove the threat that his men represent to their rule. Feeling betrayed, Lear exits in a rage with a vicious storm on the horizon.

King Lear and his entourage arrive, having already been to Cornwall's castle and not finding them at home. He sees Kent in the stocks and finds out who put him there. He demands to see Cornwall and Regan for an explanation, and to his consternation, they refuse to see him. He entreats Gloster to bring them to him, and as they arrive, they remove the stocks. Regan tries to reason with Lear, saying that his knights placed too much of a burden on Goneril's castle, and suggesting that he return there to apologize. Believing this beneath his digity, Lear refuses. Goneril enters, and together she and Regan demand that Lear dismiss his army and stay with them peacefully—their reasoning is that he is too old and no longer in need of an army, though they secretly are hoping to remove the threat that his men represent to their rule. Feeling betrayed, Lear exits in a rage with a vicious storm on the horizon.

===Act III===

===Act III===

To this great stage of fools.''(IV, vi)''

To this great stage of fools.''(IV, vi)''

==External Links==

==External links==

Open Source Shakespeare - King Lear [http://www.opensourceshakespeare.org/views/plays/playmenu.php?WorkID=kinglear]

Open Source Shakespeare - King Lear [http://www.opensourceshakespeare.org/views/plays/playmenu.php?WorkID=kinglear]

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