King Lear Setting

The location of the play takes place in Britain. When you read the first act you are introduced to the main story plot. We see King in a state of giving up his throne equally to his 3 daughters; Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia. Before he hands it to them, he wants to see how much they love him, by them expressing their love. Cordelia is the only daughter that hesitates to speak for she can't express all of her love. She is banished for this, leaving all the land to the two oldest. King Lear starts to notice his mistake when the two girls start to become rude and corrupt. A sub story also taking place is King Lear's loyalist Gloucester, has a son named Edgar who is planning an attack over his father, leaving the other son Edmund unsure of what he should do.
The stories soon intertwine as the two corrupt sisters visit Gloucester's castle, it leaves Edmund the perfect opportunity to turn against …show more content…
With King Lear kicked out of both his daughter's house he stays outside in a tremendous storm, recounting everything that has happened. As the storm goes on we find out about the French invasion and how Gloucester is secretly apart of it. Lear is soon brought to shelter where he is informed of the invasion by Gloucester and how he needs to flee to Dover for safety. Lear agrees, but poor Gloucester is captured and brought to the evil sisters for the punishment of helping their father escape. Also the proof of Gloucester help to the French is showed, which leaves Regan's husband Cornwall to punish him. Cornwall pulls out Gloucester's eye and stoops on it. Reagan's servants are terrified of this, that one of them tries to help by fighting but is killed by Regan. Gloucester calls for Edmund but Regan reveals that he is traitor for selling him out to her husband, and Gloucester finally realizes Edgar was the pure