King Lear, Act 3, Scene 5: samenvatting

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1. Cornwall vows revenge and blames Edmund’s father for provoking Edmund’s brother to seek his death.
2. Edmund claims painful loyalty and presents a letter as evidence that his father secretly assists France.
3. Cornwall directs Edmund to accompany him to the Duchess and declares him Earl of Gloucester, whether the letter is true or false.
4. Cornwall orders Edmund to find his father for arrest, and Edmund says finding him helping the King would strengthen suspicion.
5. Cornwall promises Edmund trust and a more loving father in himself, and both leave.

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Cornwall makes the letter’s truth secondary to its political effect. Edmund receives a title while his father faces arrest.

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