King Lear Chapter Summary & Analysis - Act 3, Scene 6 Summary

Act 3, Scene 6 Summary

Kent and Gloucester enter a farmhouse adjoining Gloucester's castle. Gloucester says that the farmhouse is better than weathering the elements, and he leaves to bring whatever he can to make them comfortable. Lear, Edgar and the Fool enter. Edgar raves, and the Fool jokes. Lear conducts a mock trial of his daughters, with Edgar and the Fool as wise justices. Then, Kent makes Lear lay down to sleep.

Gloucester returns and tells Kent of a plot against the king. Kent and the Fool carry Lear off, heading for Dover where the king has friends. Gloucester exists with them. Edgar, left alone, bemoans the situation and hopes that his innocence will be proven so that he can be reunited with his father. Above all else, though, he hopes for the king's escape.

Act 3, Scene 6 Analysis

King Lear seems to have descended into madness as he conducts a mock trial with Edgar, feigning insanity, and...
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