The Tragedy of King Lear
3/24/2015 King Lear, Act III, Scene 3 (OpenSourceShakespeare.org) The Tragedy of King Lear • To print this text, click here • To save this text, go to your browser's File menu, then select Save As Act III, Scene 3 Gloucester’s Castle. Enter Gloucester and Edmund. Earl of Gloucester. Alack, alack, Edmund, I like not this unnatural dealing! When I desir'd their leave that I might pity him, they took from me the use of mine own house, charg'd me on pain of perpetual displeasure neither to speak of him, entreat for him, nor any way sustain him. 1780 Edmund. Most savage and unnatural! Earl of Gloucester. Go to; say you nothing. There is division betwixt the Dukes, and a worse matter than that. I have received a letter this night 'tis dangerous to be spoken I have lock'd 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 with 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't, as no less is threat'ned me, the King my old master must be relieved. There is some strange thing toward, Edmund. Pray you be careful. Exit. Edmund. This 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. Exit. 1785 1790 1795 Program code and database © 20032015 George Mason University. All texts are public domain. http://www.opensourceshakespeare.org/views/plays/play_view.php?WorkID=kinglear&Act=3&Scene=3&Scope=scene&displaytype=print 1/1
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