Sammendrag av King Lear på Act 2, Scene 4

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1. Kent explains his punishment, and the Fool contrasts loyalty with service that depends on a master’s prosperity.
2. Lear demands an audience with Cornwall and Regan, and Kent gains his freedom when they appear.
3. Regan defends Goneril and urges Lear to return to her with fewer followers.
4. Goneril arrives, Cornwall admits punishing Kent, and both sisters press Lear to reduce or abandon his attendants.
5. Lear defends needs beyond mere survival, threatens revenge, and leaves as a violent storm begins.
6. Gloucester warns of the dangerous weather, but Regan and Cornwall insist that the doors close.

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Lear answers the sisters’ argument that attendants are unnecessary. He links possessions beyond basic survival to human dignity, making the dispute larger than household expenses.

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