King Lear

                                         KING LEAR


King Lear, King of Britaian, came into the hall with his three dauthters: Goneril, who
was married to the Duke of Albany; Regan, who was married to the Duke of
Cornwall, and Cordelia. Cordelia was not yet married, but the King of France hoped to make her his wife.
The king spread out a map.' Ihave separated my kingdom into three parts,' he said.' I
am old, and I do not want to govern my kingdom any longer. Let younger people do
the work. So I will give the best part of my kingdom to the dautghter who loves me
most. Goneril, you are my ed=ldest dautghter. You must speak first.

Cornwall and Albany. you can have Cordelia's share of my kingdom. I will stay with each of you for one month. I will only bring 200 knights with me.
People will still call me king, but you willl share the govermment of all my lands.'

The King of France came in.
'I do not want you to take Cordelia as your wife,' Lear said to him.' You should look for a better woman.'
' This is very strange,' said the King of France.' She was your favorite dautghter. Why
have you changed your mind about her?
Tell the king that I have lost my father's love because I do not have a tongue like my
sisters. I am glad that I do not speak like them,' interrupted Cordelia.

'You have not pleased me,' Lear said.' You are not my dautghter. Why were you ever born?'
But the King of France loved Cordelia, your father refuses to keep you,
but I love you. Your loneliness makes you even loveier to me. You are a good
woman. I will happily marry you. I will make you the queen of my heart and queen of
my lovely country. Say goodbye to your father, the king. Better things are waiting for you.'
Cordelia said goodbye to her father. Then she turned to her sisters. 'I know what you are donig! she said. 'Take care of our father.'
'Do not tell us our duty! said Regan.
Look after your lord of France. He is marrying you because he pities you,' said Goneril.
'You are clever and you hide your faults. In time, people will see the truth,' Cordelia replied.
'Sister,' said Gooneril, I suppose our nfathr will stay with me tonight.'
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'Yes, he will. And next month he will come to us.'
'You see how he changes his mind, He always loved   Cordelia most. He was foolish
to throw her out now. As he grows older, he will become more and more difficult. we must be ready for the.;

The Earl of Gloucester was a great lord. He had two sons, Edgar and Edmund. Edgar
was his true son from his marriage, and Edmund was the earl's bastard, Edgar's half brother Edmund hated Edgar
At that moment, Edmund was in a room in Gloucester's castle.
There, should be no difference between Edgar and me,' he thought.' Why do people think that he is more important than I am?
My body is as strong as his. my mind is as clear as his.
But he is the next Earl of Gloucester and he will get all our father's land.
Well, Edgar, /will get the land. At the moment my father loves us equally, so I must make him hate you.' He looked at a letter
in his hand. It was part of his plot to destroy Edgar.
Just then his father, Gloucester, entered. Edmund pretended to hide the letter.
'Why are you trying to hide that letter? asked Gloucester.
'It is a legger from my brother Edgar;'Edmund said.'I have not finished reading it. I do not think that you ought to read it.'
'Give me the letter. Let me see it,' Gloucester said.
He read:

We will not get our money until we are too old to enjoy it come to me and I will
tell you more. If our father dies soon, I will let you have half of his money.
You will be a rich man. And you will earn the love of your brother, Edgar
'My son Edgar! Did he write this letter? How did you get it?' Gloucester asked.

'My lord, someone passed it in though my window. Edgar believes that it is wrong for sons to wait until their fathers die of okd age. I have often heard his say that.'
'That seems to be what he says in his letter! He is evil! Go and find him. Where is he?'
'I do not know,' said Edmund.' But please do not do anything to my brother wait until you can prove it.
What doest he intend to do? I will try to find out for you.
Edmind, find him. make him trust you and tell you his plans.
Glucester left the room. soon Edmund saw Edgar coming towards him.
Have you seem my father? he asked eDGAR,
I saw him last night, Edgar said.
Did you talk?
'Yes, for two hours, said Edgar.
'Did you end the conversation as gook friends? Was he angry with you? Edmund