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King Lear Study Guide

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by William Shakespeare
About 294 pages (88,062 words)
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Act 1, Scene 3 Summary

Goneril talks with Oswald, her steward. King Lear, along with a hundred servants and knights, is now staying with Goneril and her husband. Goneril complains about her father's poor behavior and how he constantly offends her. She says that King Lear's knights are interfering with her household. Goneril commands her servants to treat King Lear and his entourage poorly so that she can check her father. She wants to drive him away to her sister's house.

Act 1, Scene 3 Analysis

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