1. King Lear and the Earl of Gloucester
... that Edmund is the one who has an evil plan to take his title and possession. The two plot encounter at Act 4 Scene 5 where Lear and Gloucester meet at the cliff near Dover. Gloucester now awake from his mental blindness while Lear still struggling in the middle of his mental illness and realizing the truth. As Edgar describes him "O matter ... loyal Edgar when he was despair to live after lost his two eyes. When he meets Edgar who disguise as poor tom, he asks him to lead him to the cliff so he can commit suicide. However, Edgar tricks him, which by leading him to the flat land and pre...
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- Grade Level: High School