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King Lear
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Scene 2
A field between the two camps.
Alarum within. Enter, with drum and colours, KING LEAR, CORDELIA, and Soldiers, over the stage; and exeunt
Enter EDGAR and GLOUCESTER
EDGARHere, father, take the shadow of this tree For your good host; pray that the right may thrive: If ever I return to you again, I’ll bring you comfort.
GLOUCESTERGrace go with you, sir!
Exit EDGAR
Alarum and retreat within. Re-enter EDGAR
EDGARAway, old man; give me thy hand; away! King Lear hath lost, he and his daughter ta’en: Give me thy hand; come on.
GLOUCESTERNo farther, sir; a man may rot even here.
EDGARWhat, in ill thoughts again? Men must endure Their going hence, even as their coming hither; Ripeness is all: come on.
GLOUCESTERAnd that’s true too.
Exeunt
Contents:
Chicago:
William Shakespeare, "Act 5, Scene 2," King Lear in Original Sources, accessed July 9, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=L2XGVCWBHM6U5L9.
MLA:
Shakespeare, William. "Act 5, Scene 2." King Lear, in , Original Sources. 9 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=L2XGVCWBHM6U5L9.
Harvard:
Shakespeare, W, 'Act 5, Scene 2' in King Lear. cited in , . Original Sources, retrieved 9 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=L2XGVCWBHM6U5L9.
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