King Lear, Act 3, Scene 4: samenvatting

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1. Kent urges Lear into shelter, while Lear says his daughters cause him greater pain than the storm.
2. Lear thinks about homeless people and admits that he pays too little attention to their suffering.
3. Edgar appears as poor Tom, speaks of devils, and prompts Lear to blame cruel daughters for his misery.
4. Lear considers the human body without possessions and tears off his clothes.
5. Gloucester brings a torch and offers food and warmth despite orders to keep Lear outside.
6. Lear insists on keeping Edgar beside him, and the group leaves together.

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Lear sees Edgar's exposed body as a picture of humanity stripped of social advantages. His attempt to remove his clothes makes this thought an action.

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