ACT V

SCENE I. The British camp, near Dover.

Characters

 Regan
 Edmund
 Goneril
 Albany

Enter, with drum and colours, EDMUND, REGAN, officers, and Soldiers and
others.
REGAN
You know the goodness I intend upon you:
Tell me,but truly,but then speak the truth,
Do you not love my sister?
EDMUND
In honour'd love.
REGAN
But have you never found my brother's way
To the forfended place?
EDMUND
That thought abuses you.
REGAN
I never shall endure her: dear my lord,
Be not familiar with her.
EDMUND
Fear me not:
She and the duke her husband!

Enter, with drum and colours, ALBANY, GONERIL, and Soldiers

ALBANY
Our very loving sister, well be-met.
It toucheth us, as France invades our land,
whom, I fear,
Most just and heavy causes make oppose.
EDMUND
I shall attend you presently at your tent.
REGAN
Sister, you'll go with us?
GONERIL
No.
REGAN
'Tis most convenient; pray you, go with us.
GONERIL
[Aside] O, ho, I know the riddle.--I will go.

SCENE II. A field between the two camps.

Characters

 Edgar
 Gloucester

Alarum within. Enter, with drum and colours, KING LEAR, CORDELIA, and their
forces and exeunt
Enter EDGAR and GLOUCESTER
EDGAR
Here, father, take the shadow of this tree
If ever I return to you again,
I'll bring you comfort.
GLOUCESTER
Grace go with you, sir!

Exit EDGAR

Alarum;afterwars a retreat within. Re-enter EDGAR

EDGAR
Away, old man; give me thy hand; away!
King Lear hath lost, he and his daughter ta'en:
Give me thy hand; come on.
GLOUCESTER
No further, sir; a man may rot even here.
EDGAR
What, in ill thoughts again? Men must endure
Their going hence, even as their coming hither;
Ripeness is all: come on.
GLOUCESTER
And that's true too.
Exeunt