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King Lear ACT 3 Scene 7

King Lear ACT 3 Scene 7. Sean Moran Ms. Junjulas AP Literature and Composition November 13, 2013. Scene 7 Plot Summary. Cornwall tells Goneril to show her husband, Albany, the letter stating that France’s army has set up camp.

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King Lear ACT 3 Scene 7

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  1. King LearACT 3 Scene 7 Sean Moran Ms. Junjulas AP Literature and Composition November 13, 2013

  2. Scene 7 Plot Summary Cornwall tells Goneril to show her husband, Albany, the letter stating that France’s army has set up camp. Cornwall then orders servants to go find Gloucester who they intend on punishing. Edmund (Lord of Gloucester) is sent with Goneril so he does not have to see the punishment his father is about to undergo.

  3. Scene 7 Plot Summary Oswald tells them that Lear has escaped to Dover with the help of Gloucester. Gloucester enters and Cornwall orders his servants to tie him up. Cornwall and Regan begin to question and abuse Gloucester, first by pulling his beard, then by blinding one eye. Cornwall then goes to blind his other eye, but his 1st Servant stops him.

  4. Scene 7 Plot Summary Cornwall and 1st Servant begin to fight. Cornwall gets wounded, but Regan takes a sword from one of the other servants and kill 1st Servant. Cornwall gouges out Gloucester’s other eye. Regan tells him that Edmund is the one who told them about the letter. Gloucester curses Edmund and blesses Edgar.

  5. New Characters 1st Servant 2nd Servant 3rd Servant

  6. “I am your host: with robbers’ hands my hospitable favours you should not ruffle thus.” This quote speaks to the play as a whole and shows how disrespectful Regan and Goneril have been to elders. In this instance, Regan and Cornwall were disrespecting Gloucester, but it speaks to all the times they have disrespected Lear and how ungrateful they have been towards him.

  7. “Hold your hand, my Lord. I served you ever since I was a child, but better service have I never done you than now to bid you hold.” This is the first line of the 1st Servant and it allows the reader to have a full understanding of who he is and what type of person he is. We see that the servants are brave enough to stand up against their masters and show compassion

  8. “Though well we may not pass his life without the form of justice, yet our power shall do a courtesy to our wrath, which men may blame but not control.” This quote shows the complete disobedience for the law that Cornwall and Regan have. They are both going to do anything they want no matter what the consequences. I don’t think they see that actions have consequences.

  9. 6. Scene 7 is sometimes described as the most horrible and repulsive in all of literature. Why? How do the characters on stage react? Scene 7 is full of betrayal and death. The1stservant suffers a painful death, Gloucester is severely and Cornwall is hurt in the process. Scene 7 is where we see the true personalities of Regan and Cornwall and what they will do to maintain power.

  10. 7. Cornwall could have used many means to kill Gloucester. Why did he chose blinding instead? Shakespeare uses this instance to implement the literary element of irony. Gloucester is cannot see what is going on around him. It is not until Cornwall blinds him that he can finally see that Edmund is behind all this and that Edgar is innocent.

  11. 8. What does Gloucester discover about Edmund? Gloucester discovers the Edmund hates him and that he is evil. His eyes are finally opened to the truth of what is going on. Regan reveals that it is Edmund who betrayed Gloucester and told Regan and Cornwall about the letter.

  12. 9. How do the reactions of the servants at the end of Act 3 add to the meaning of the play? This part of scene 7 completely plays into the reoccurring idea that the people who are not valued know more than those who are in positions of power. The servants know that killing Gloucester and going after Lear is the wrong thing to do and they are the only ones who are able to show compassion. The servants know more than Regan and Cornwall know.

  13. 10. Why does the blinding seem an appropriate although horrible punishment? Gloucester was blind to what was going on before the beating. After this punishment his eyes were opened and he could finally see who has truly been loyal to him.

  14. Shakespeare’s Purpose Scene 7 finally tied together the novel and revealed many secrets. Gloucester was finally made aware of Edmund’s plot and realized that Edgar was truly loyal to him. Regan, Goneril, and their husbands find out that France has brought an army into their land and they find out Lear is in Dover.

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