Act 1 Scene 2; ooh, look! Another betrayal
SETTING: King Lear's Castle
SUMMARY:
start with Edmund's soliloquy about how he wants to rise up the ranks.
Gloucester comes in and discusses scene previous (the banishment etc.) and Edmund plants the idea that Edgar wants to kill him, Gloucester enraged (ooh..parallels).
· Gloucester exit then Edgar enters and Edmund persuades Edgar to run and hide from Gloucester.
· Final speech by Edmund confirming his hopes of 'topping th' legitimate' (AKA Edgar)
KEY QUOTATIONS
· 'when we are sick in fortune... we make guilty of our /disasters the sun, moon, and stars; neccesity' Edmund pg.31 lines 123-125 FATE
· 'Edmund the base/Shall top th'legitimate- I grow, I prosper' Edmund pg.25 lines 20-22 CHAOS/ORDER, POWER
· 'brother noble, /Whose nature is so far from doing harms/That he suspects none'pg.32 BETRAYAL
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