Act 1, Scene 2: Edmund, the bastard son of Gloucester, comes up with a plan to usurp his brother and gain his father's land and money. His father comes to him, and he quickly hides a forged letter from his brother, Edgar. Because of his strange behavior, his father

Act 3, Scene 1: Kent runs into Lear's Gentleman who tells him what is going on. Kent then informs the man that forces of France have been spying on the happenings in England, and have landed on British soil. He tells the Gentleman to go to Dover and seek out Cordelia, and if he finds her to give her a ring that Kent gives him.

Act 1, Scene 5: Lear sends Kent, still in disguise, ahead to his daughter Regan's house so she can prepare for his arrival. While he is gone, the Fool who is traveling with them tells the former King that he could easily be the fool. When the king asks why, the fool tells him it is because he gave away his land too soon, and made himself old before he was wise.

Act 3, Scene 7: Cornwall gives a copy of the incriminating French letter to Goneril and instructs her to take it to her husband, the Duke of Albany. He sends men to find the traitor Duke of Gloucester and sends Edmund with Goneril so he will not have to witness his father's demise. Word comes in that the king is being taken to Dover to meet up with the French forces. Cornwall issues more orders and Gloucester enters no knowing he is considered a traitor. They bind him and torture him by forcing out his eyes. One of the servants tries to stop Cornwall but is killed. Gloucester calls for Edmund, but the Duchess tells him that his son was their informant. The Earl realizes that Edgar was innocent and it was his brother who betrayed him. The Duke was hurt in the skirmish however, and they have to retreat into the castle to take care of his wounds releasing the eyeless Earl.

Act 1, Scene 4: The banished Earl of Kent disguises himself and goes to Goneril's court to serve Lear. Lear accepts him, and together they talk to the Fool who insults Lear. He thinks, like Kent, that he made the wrong decision about Cordelia. Oswald enters and gives Lear the cold shoulder, and Kent trips him forever sealing his place at Lear's side. After a while, Goneril enters and berates her father about his knights. She upbraids him and tells him that he should dispatch some of his knights. Again, Lear is insulted at her treatment of him. He decides to send away half of his entourage, and move as soon as possible to his other daughters house. Lear has begun to regret disowning Cordelia because of the way his eldest daughter treats him.

Act 3, Scene 3: Gloucester does not like the way the duke and duchesses are treating their father. He tells Edmund of a letter he received about the division happening between the dukes and the French involvement. Gloucester decides to go to the ex-kings aid, and Edmund decides to capitalize on his father's decision. With instructions to make excuses for him if he is needed, Gloucester leaves, and Edmund goes to reveal what he knows to Cornwall.

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