If I gave them all my living, I'd keep my coxcombs myself. There's mine! Beg another of thy daughters.
Take heed, sirrah--the whip.
Act I Scene ivInside the Duke of Albany's Palace
Kent, being the loyal soldier he always was, returns to the palace, except this time, he has disguised himself as a stranger who is looking to work for Lear. The king accepts him in, not realizing that it is Kent who is working for him.
Act I Scene v Courtyard of the Duke of Albany's Palace
Aquaint my daughter no further with anything you know that comes from her demand out of the letter
The fool arrives and attempts to make King Lear understand the extent of his foolishness. Furthermore, given the understanding that the fool, in this case, is more wise than the king despite his name.
Act I Scene vCourtyard of the Duke of Albany's Palace
Thou shouldst not have been old till thou hadst been wise.
King Lear, once again, disowns and leaves his second daughter, Goneril, after she refuses to work with his disgraceful actions and help with his retinue.
Lear tells his steward, otherwise known as the disguised Kent, to deliver a letter to his remaining daughter, Regan, letting her know the vague details of the situation, sparing out his discriminating actions, and that he will be arriving to her place soon.
I will not sleep, my lord, till I have delivered your letter.
At the end of Scene V, as the King's horses are being prepared for departure, the fool continues to have a brief conversation on Lear's poor decisions and acts of foolishness once again.
O, let me not be mad, not mad, sweet heaven! Keep me in temper; I would not be mad!
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