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King Lear

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Dramatis Personae.
Act 1
- Scene 1. King Lear's palace.
- Scene 2. The Earl of Gloucester's castle.
- Scene 3. The Duke of Albany's palace.
- Scene 4. A hall in the same.
- Scene 5. Court before the same.
Act 2
- Scene 1. GLOUCESTER's castle.
- Scene 2. Before Gloucester's castle.
- Scene 3. A wood.
- Scene 4. Before GLOUCESTER's castle. KENT in the stocks.
Act 3
- Scene 1. A heath.
- Scene 2. Another part of the heath. Storm still.
- Scene 3. Gloucester's castle.
- Scene 4. The heath. Before a hovel.
- Scene 5. Gloucester's castle.
- Scene 6. A chamber in a farmhouse adjoining the castle.
- Scene 7. Gloucester's castle.
Act 4
- Scene 1. The heath.
- Scene 2. Before ALBANY's palace.
- Scene 3. The French camp near Dover.
- Scene 4. The same. A tent.
- Scene 5. Gloucester's castle.
- Scene 6. Fields near Dover.
- Scene 7. A tent in the French camp. LEAR on a bed asleep,
Act 5
- Scene 1. The British camp, near Dover.
- Scene 2. A field between the two camps.
- Scene 3. The British camp near Dover.

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