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Gloucester enters with the King of France, the Duke of Burgundy and his men.

GLOUCESTER: Here are the King of France and the Duke of Burgundy, your majesty

KING LEAR: Burgundy, I will speak to you first. What do you expect to have it you marry my doughter Cordelia?

(DUKE OF) BURGUNDY: Your majesty, I only expect to have what you promised me

KING LEAR: I am sorry, but things have changed. Sir, there she is. You can marry her.

◆BURGUNDY: I don't understand.

KING LEAR: You'll get my daughter and nothing more. Take her, or leave her. It's your choice.

BURGUNDY: I'm sorry, sir. I cannot marry her without some of your land.

KING LEAR: Then leave her, sir.

CORDELIA: Goodbye, Burgundyl I see now that you love things more than you love me, so I shall not be yom wile

KING LEAR: [To the King of France. So, the great King of France, I don't want you to marry someone I hale: so I suggest you give your love to a better girl.

(KING OF) FRANCE: Bul sir, Cordelia was your favourile daughter! It is very strange that she has suddenly lost all your love, I cannot believe that Cordelia could do anything terrible to anyone.

CORDELIA: [Tu King Lear.] Father, understand that I show my love in my actions, not my words. Please tell him that I haven't done anything wrong to make you hate me.

KING LEAR: I shall not. Go! You will have nothing from me!

FRANCE: My beautiful Cordelia, you are richer for being poor and I love you more now that you are hated! I'm happy for you to be my wife. [To the King.] Your daughter will be queen of my country. Say goodbye to them, Cordella, although they've been unkind to you. You have lost your life here, but

you'll Ind a beller one with me.

KING LEAR: She is yours, King of France; I'll never see her lace again. [To Cordelia.] Leave now, without my love. Come with me, Burgundy.

[King Lear leaves with Burgundy, Cornwall, Albany, and Gloucester)

[In King Lear's Palace.]

FRANCE: Cordelia, it is time to leave your country now. Say goodbye to your sisters.

CORDELIA: Goneril and Regan, I am sad to leave you both. My heart is broken. Be good to our fat

If he still loved me, I'd take good care of him! Please look after him well.

GONERIL: Don't tell us what to do, Cordelia.

REGAN Yes, go to your husband, You've falled to do what your father asked you to do Now you got what you deserve

CORDELIA: I don't know what you are planning, sisters, but remember: everyone discovers the truth in the end. Goodbye!

FRANCE: Come with me, my dear Cordella.

[The King of France and Cordelia leave.]

GONERIL: Sister Regan, we must talk. I think our father will leave here tonight.

REGAN: I'm sure he will, and he'll leave with you. Next month, he'll stay with my husband Comwoll and i.

GONERIL: Our father always loved Cordella the most, and a poor decision has made him send her away

REGAN. lin is becoming a little mad in his old age.

GONERII Even when he was younger and healthy, he was a dillicult man. So we must be prepared for what ill health and old age will bring.

In them

REGAN: He was angry when he sent Kent away today. He will probably be angry more often in the future.

GONERIL: Let's sil together and talk. If our father still has some power, his anger will become a problem for us.

REGAN: You are right. Let's think about what we can do.

GONERIL: We must do something, and quickly

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⏰ Last updated: Nov 11, 2023 ⏰

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