![]() Edmund stages a fake fight with Edgar and convinces his father that Edgar wants to kill the earl. Goneril and Regan mistreat their father while Kent returns in disguise to keep an eye on the king. Meanwhile, Edmund, the illegitimate son of Gloucester, is plotting to turn his father against his legitimate son Edgar, so that he can inherit Gloucester’s properties. Lear also banishes the Earl of Kent for defending Cordelia. The king disinherits her and sends her off to be married to the King of France. His two oldest daughters, Goneril and Regan, flatter him with empty words, but his youngest daughter Cordelia refuses to participate in the charade, insisting that she believes in deeds over speech. He demands that each of his three daughters tell him how much she loves him so that he can divide up his inheritance to them. King Lear is wavering in his old age, and wishes to give up his throne so that he can retire. ![]()
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