No Fear Shakespeare
King Lear
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Act 4, Scene 7, Page 5
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GENTLEMAN
Holds it true, sir, that the Duke
of Cornwall was so slain?
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GENTLEMAN
Is it true, sir, that the Duke of Cornwall was killed as they say?
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KENT
Most certain, sir.
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KENT
Yes, it’s true, sir.
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GENTLEMAN
Who is conductor of his people?
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Who is leading his men?
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KENT
As ’tis said, the bastard son of Gloucester.
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KENT
They say Gloucester’s bastard son is.
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GENTLEMAN
They say Edgar, his banished son, is with the Earl of Kent
in Germany.
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GENTLEMAN
I hear that Edgar, Gloucester’s exiled son, is with the Earl of Kent in Germany.
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KENT
Report is changeable. Tis time to look about. The powers of
the kingdom approach apace.
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KENT
You can’t trust all the rumors. It’s time to reassess the situation. The British troops are coming near.
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GENTLEMAN
The arbitrament is like to be bloody. Fare you well, sir.
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GENTLEMAN
It will likely be a bloody fight. Goodbye, sir.
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Exit GENTLEMAN
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KENT
My point and period will be throughly wrought,
Or well or ill, as this day’s battle’s fought.
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KENT
My life and my plans completely depend on how today’s battle ends.
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