Lear on the Heath

From The Complete Works of Shakespeare by William Shakespeare
The mad king rages against the elements after his daughters' betrayal, encountering existential despair and pity for the poor.
King Lear, Act 3, Scene 2
Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! rage! blow! / You cataracts and hurricanoes, spout.
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King Lear, Act 1, Scene 1

'Nothing will come of nothing: speak again.' Lear to Cordelia in the disastrous love-test.

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King Lear, Act 5, Scene 3

Lear with dead Cordelia: 'Howl, howl, howl, howl! O, you are men of stones... Never, never, never, never, never!'

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