King Lear
Scene-by-Scene Study Guide with AI-Powered Modern Translation
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Scenes
Act 1
1.1
Act I, Scene 1 — King Lear's palace
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1.2
Act I, Scene 2 — Gloucester's castle.
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1.3
Act I, Scene 3 — A room in the castle.
1.4
Act I, Scene 4 — A court of the Duke of Albany's palace.
1.5
Act I, Scene 5 — A court before the same.
Act 2
2.1
Act II, Scene 1 — Gloucester's castle.
2.2
Act II, Scene 2 — Kent in the Stocks
2.3
Act II, Scene 3 — Edgar Becomes Poor Tom
2.4
Act II, Scene 4 — Before Gloucester's castle.
Act 3
3.1
Act III, Scene 1 — News in the Storm
3.2
Act III, Scene 2 — A heath. Storm continuing.
3.3
Act III, Scene 3 — Gloucester's Secret
3.4
Act III, Scene 4 — The heath. Before a hovel.
3.5
Act III, Scene 5 — A room in Gloucester's castle.
3.6
Act III, Scene 6 — The farmhouse. The mock trial.
3.7
Act III, Scene 7 — Gloucester's castle.
Act 4
4.1
Act IV, Scene 1 — The heath. Before a hovel.
4.2
Act IV, Scene 2 — Before the Duke of Albany's palace.
4.3
Act IV, Scene 3 — The French camp near Dover.
4.4
Act IV, Scene 4 — The French camp near Dover.
4.5
Act IV, Scene 5 — A room in the castle.
4.6
Act IV, Scene 6 — Dover Cliff
4.7
Act IV, Scene 7 — A tent in the French camp. LEAR on a bed asleep, soft music playing; Gentleman, and others attending.
Act 5
5.1
Act V, Scene 1 — The British camp near Dover.
5.2
Act V, Scene 2 — A field between the camps
5.3
Act V, Scene 3 — The British camp near Dover
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