Chapters (33)
- THE TRAGEDY OF KING LEAR
- SCENE: Britain
- ACT I
- SCENE I. A Room of State in King Lear’s Palace
- SCENE II. A Hall in the Earl of Gloucester’s Castle
- SCENE III. A Room in the Duke of Albany’s Palace
- SCENE IV. A Hall in Albany’s Palace
- SCENE V. Court before the Duke of Albany’s Palace
- ACT II
- SCENE I. A court within the Castle of the Earl of Gloucester
- SCENE II. Before Gloucester’s Castle
- SCENE III. The open Country
- SCENE IV. Before Gloucester’s Castle; Kent in the stocks
- ACT III
- SCENE I. A Heath
- SCENE II. Another part of the heath
- SCENE III. A Room in Gloucester’s Castle
- SCENE IV. A part of the Heath with a Hovel
- SCENE V. A Room in Gloucester’s Castle
- SCENE VI. A Chamber in a Farmhouse adjoining the Castle
- SCENE VII. A Room in Gloucester’s Castle
- ACT IV
- SCENE I. The heath
- SCENE II. Before the Duke of Albany’s Palace
- SCENE III. The French camp near Dover
- SCENE IV. The French camp. A Tent
- SCENE V. A Room in Gloucester’s Castle
- SCENE VI. The country near Dover
- SCENE VII. A Tent in the French Camp
- ACT V
- SCENE I. The Camp of the British Forces near Dover
- SCENE II. A field between the two Camps
- SCENE III. The British Camp near Dover
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