But if you see a wheel going up the hill, let it pull you up after it. I know tmy sisters. You think I'll weep? But oh, poor Gloucester. The old man and his peopleCannot be well bestowed. This approves her letterThat she would soon be here. You barbarous degenerates, you've driven your father crazy. Where was his son when they took his eyes out? said Albany. Lear is reconciled with Cordelia before the battle. But oh, poor Gloucester. But Ill not chide thee. I can scarce speak to thee. Well tell that hot-headed duke that Lear . And told me I had turned the wrong side out. And speak t again, my lord. Tell them to come out and listen to me, or else I'll beat a drum outside their bedroom door until they have to wake up. It was he who informed against him, and he left the house on purpose so that their punishment could be more freely performed., Albany made a silent vow. Lear's Fool scolds Lear for his actions. [to GLOUCESTER] My lord, entreat him by no means to stay. It is the cowish terror of his spirit That dares not undertake. On my knees I beg you to give me clothes, a bed, and food.". Mend when thou canst. It's worse than murder to so violently humiliate a king like this. Tell the hot duke that Lear, Whereto our health is bound. Her eyes are fierce and vicious, but yours are comforting. Ill have to swap our marriage roles and give my husband the spinning-wheel. Your email address will not be published. O Goneril, You are not worth the dust which the rude wind Blows in your face. [To GONERIL]Aren't you ashamed to look at me, after you've abused me so badly in my old age? Is it not well? In the French camp, Lear is waked by the doctor treating him and is reunited with Cordelia. You think Ill weep? What have you done? Why not by th' hand, sir? PDFs of modern translations of every Shakespeare play and poem. I pray you, father, being weak, seem so. Edgar himself, in full armor, appears to accuse Edmund of treachery. Not being the worst. I wasn't expecting your arrival, and I'm not ready to take care of you. I have hope. As full of grief as age, wretched in both. [to GONERIL] Ill go with thee. I told him you were coming. In the French camp Cordelia orders out a search party for Lear. But yet thou art my flesh, my blood, my daughter Or rather a disease thats in my flesh, Which I must needs call mine. Are they "informed" of this? Fathers who wear rags make their children blind to their needs. Edgar, still in disguise, approaches Albany with the letter plotting Albanys death, and promises to produce a champion to maintain the authenticity of the letter in a trial by combat. Wicked people start to look better when others become even more wicked. And I know why I believe you: if you weren't glad to see me, then I'd divorce your dead mother, since you would be a bastardno true daughter of mineand I would know she had committed adultery. Lear discovers Kent in the stocks. Never, Regan. King Lear Modern Translation: Act 1, Scene 4. Tell me what else you know. King Lear has been found and receives medical attention. They have traveled all the night?mere fetches, ay! She turned to Edmund. We'll never meet or see each other again. Why do you need twenty-five, or ten, or even five. Will you yet hold?How came my man i' th' stocks? If you only allow people to have what they need to survive, then a man's life becomes as cheap as an animal's. I marvel our mild husband. Did you really not commit any worse crime than what you told the king? Then all my fantasies will crumble and I'll have to continue this hateful life. You can't tell the difference between restraining yourself and being taken advantage of. But despite all this, your daughters will give you as many dollarsor maybe sorrowsas you can count in a whole year. Edgar and Gloucester seek shelter. He was killed by his servant as he was about to gouge out Gloucester's other eye. Meanwhile, the French army prepares to fight the British. Belovd Regan, Thy sisters naught. Regan asks Edmund to marry her. Madam, here comes my lord, he said as he started walking back to the palace. Goneril rebukes Lear for his knights rowdiness and demands he dismiss half of them. Not being the worst daughter deserves a little praise, I suppose. How have I offended?Alls not offense that indiscretion findsAnd dotage terms so. Shut up your doors. In the French camp Kent and a Gentleman discuss Cordelias love of Lear, which has brought her back to Britain at the head of the French army; they say that Lear is in the town of Dover, and that, though he is sometimes sane, his shame at his earlier action makes him refuse to see Cordelia. I told him that you were coming, and he answered with "too bad." Lear strips her of her dowry, divides the kingdom between his two other daughters, and then banishes the earl of Kent, who has protested against Lears rash actions. This act persuades me, Go tell the duke and s wife Id speak with them, Or at their chamber door Ill beat the drum. Goneril and Edmund arrive at Albany and Gonerils castle. For shame! . Admit that you've wronged her, sir. No, I would rather refuse to live under any roof at all, and choose to live as a comrade of the wolf and the owlfighting against the harshness of the open air, and living with the sharp pinch of poverty! If only to go warm were gorgeous, Why, nature needs not what thou gorgeous wearst, Which scarcely keeps thee warm. Farewell. Another way The news is not so tart. Ill read and answer. He tricks Gloucester into thinking Edgar seeks Gloucesters life. ", And her brother wanted to be kind to his horse, so he, Regan, I think you are. You once thought I was worth taking some trouble about!, Oh Goneril! he exclaimed. Sir, if she happened to restrain the rowdiness of your knights, then she must have had a good enough reason for it that she's free from all blame. All Acts and Scenes are listed and linked to from the bottom of this page, along with a simple, modern English translation of King Lear. They could not, would not do t. 'Tis from your sister. I am now from home, and out of that provision. My dearest Gloucester, she said softly. Shall break into a hundred thousand flaws. I told him that you were coming, and he answered with "too bad.". What should you need of more. Oh, don't be so logical about needs! Before they can be rescued, Lear brings in Cordelias body and then he himself dies. As conflicts arise once Lear begins to descend into madness, and the nobleman Gloucester worries about his two sons Edgar and Edmund, the British throne hangs in the balance. 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Help gather his troops and lead his armies. [To GLOUCESTER] My lord, don't try to convince him to stay. None.How chance the king comes with so small a train? Speak 'gainst so great a number? I know what reason. Edmund sends Lear and Cordelia to prison and secretly commissions their assassination. Go back and bring me a better answer. Why not, my lord? They are apt enough to dislocate and tear. Lear, setting out for Regans with his Fool, sends the disguised Kent ahead with a letter to Regan. It's my husband's cowardly terror that keeps him from taking risks. What, fifty knights? Be better at thy leisure. Edgar reveals his identity, tells about his life as Poor Tom, and describes Gloucesters death. They wouldn't. Act 1, Scene 1 Two lords, Gloucester and Kent, are at King Lear's palace in Britain, talking about Lear's plan to divide the kingdom.The men speculate as to why King Lear has decided to give the same amount of te. I won't encourage it now. Are they informed of this? A messenger reports Gloucester's blinding and the death of the duke of Cornwall. It's from your sister. Our wishes on the way May prove effects. This kiss, if it durst speak, Would stretch thy spirits up into the air. My dear lord, you know the duke's fiery, stubborn nature. When Oswald appears and tries to kill Gloucester, Edgar kills Oswald and finds on his body a letter from Goneril to Edmund plotting Albanys death. I have hopeYou less know how to value her desertThan she to scant her duty. Admit that you've wronged her, sir. Kent, searching for Lear, meets a Gentleman and learns that Lear and the Fool are alone in the storm. Ere long you are like to hear If you dare venture in your own behalf A mistresss command. She marries the king of France. Edmund feigns concern for Edgar. legs, then he wears wooden nether-stocks. Aren't you ashamed to look at me, after you've abused me so badly in my old age? But all you do is sit here, you moralizing fool, and complain, "Alas, why is he doing that?". Cornwall, Regan, and Goneril shut Gloucesters castle against Lear. The king wants to speak with Cornwall. Oh, Fool, I'll go crazy! Wheres thy drum? Milk-livered man That bearst a cheek for blows, a head for wrongs Who hast not in thy brows an eye discerning Thine honor from thy suffering; that not knowst Fools do those villains pity who are punished Ere they have done their mischief. These are just excuses! Her eyes are fierce and vicious, but yours are comforting. He raised the house with loud and coward cries. No, my good lord. This trusty servant Shall pass between us. 'Alas,' she said, 'it's he. Thou better knowst The offices of nature, bond of childhood, Effects of courtesy, dues of gratitude. Are you in this humiliating position as a joke? Looked black upon me, struck me with her tongue. No, you unnatural hags, I'll have such a revenge on you both that the whole world will . please bring only twenty-five along with you. But I will tarry. King Lear Modern Translation: Act 2, Scene 4 Home 1 / Shakespeare Plays 2 / Modern King Lear 3 / King Lear Modern Translation: Act 2, Scene 4 Lear's coach pulled up in front of Gloucester's castle, where the cart on which Kent sat, his legs secured in the stocks, stood. They couldn't. Stop pretending to be strong. O, reason not the need! [She gives him a favor]Don't speak. GONERIL Welcome, my lord. How could my good brother have allowed you to do it? Teacher Editions with classroom activities for all 1748 titles we cover. I can hardly speak about it. Regan questions Oswald about Goneril and Edmund, states her intention to marry Edmund, and asks Oswald to dissuade Goneril from pursuing Edmund. 'Tis strange that they should so depart from home,And not send back my messenger. Enter LEAR, FOOL, and GENTLEMAN KENT is in the stocks. Even the poorest beggars have at least something they don't need. Deepen your understanding of his works and their cultural influence. Regan, I have good hope Thou didst not know on t.Who comes here? [kisses EDMUND] Conceive, and fare thee well. No, Ill not weep. Horses are tied, by the heads, dogs and bears by the neck, monkeys by the. Translation KENT in the stocks. Send quickly down to tame these vile offenses. Edmund then enters and, when alone, reflects upon his possible marriage to either Goneril or Regan and upon his intention to have Cordelia and Lear killed if the British forces are victorious. Hell not feel wrongs Which tie him to an answer. Then all my fantasies will crumble and I'll have to continue this hateful life. Oh, my heart, my hysterical rising heart! Then if they happened to neglect you, we could control them. Act 3, scene 2 Lear rages against the elements while the Fool begs him to return to his daughters for shelter; when Kent finds them, he leads them toward a . Scene 1 Edmund convinces Edgar that he must flee his father's home. So why should I have to come to you with only twenty-five, Regan? Edmund, go back to my brother-in-law Cornwall. Lear, Kent, and the Fool reach the hovel, where they find Edgar disguised as Poor Tom, a madman-beggar. With five and twenty, Regan? 'Twas he informed against him, And quit the house on purpose that their punishmentMight have the freer course. Allow not nature more than nature needs, Mans lifes as cheap as beasts. Wisdom and goodness seem vile to vile people. This house is little. The dear father wants to speak with his daughter. Summary: Act 2, scene 4 Lear, accompanied by the Fool and a knight, arrives at Gloucester's castle. Nor tell tales of thee to high-judging Jove. He got back into the carriage. "Fiery?" You should let yourself be ruled and led by someone who understands you better than you can understand yourself. Tell me as quickly as you can what you did to deserve this punishmentor what made them abuse you like thisknowing that you were my messenger. On my knees I beg you to give me clothes, a bed, and food.". I won't encourage it now. 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If it's you who inspire these daughters to turn against their father, then at least don't make me such a fool as to take their insolence without protesting. Lear tells his daughters Goneril and Regan that they and their husbands should divide his powers and revenues; he himself will keep a hundred knights and will live with Goneril and Regan by turns. may the heavens give me endurance, the endurance that I need. [notices KENT again] Death on my state! But Ill not chide thee. This act persuades me That this remotion of the duke and her Is practice only. 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