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King Lear

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Act I: Scene 1
Act I: Scene 2
Act I: Scene 3
Act I: Scene 4
Act I: Scene 5
Act II: Scene 1
Act II: Scene 2
Act II: Scene 3
Act II: Scene 4
Act III: Scene 1
Act III: Scene 2
Act III: Scene 3
Act III: Scene 4
Act III: Scene 5
Act III: Scene 6
Act III: Scene 7
Act IV: Scene 1
Act IV: Scene 2
Act IV: Scene 3
Act IV: Scene 4
Act IV: Scene 5
Act IV: Scene 6
Act IV: Scene 7
Act V: Scene 1
Act V: Scene 2
Act V: Scene 3

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Character Analysis

King Lear
Goneril
Regan
Cordelia
Fool
Earl of Gloucester
Earl of Kent / Caius
Edmund
Edgar / Poor Tom
Duke of Albany
Duke of Cornwall
Oswald
King of France
Duke of Burgundy

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Divine Justice in King Lear
Parent-Child Relationships in King Lear: The Neglect of Natural Law
Kingship and Lear

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King of France

France is honorable and willing to support Cordelia's efforts to rescue her father. France points out that she is a prize as great as any dowry. France's support of Cordelia reveals that he is, indeed, worthy of Cordelia's love.

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