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[King affirms nothing will always be nothing; Lear asks: are you calling me crazy?]

[Kent- he's not completely fool]

[Fool says give me one egg; he'll give two crowns]

[Fool suggests to Kent that the King has lost sympathizers; he expelled his two daughters; Fool wants to teach Kent how to make a fortune; Kent thinks that's nonsense]

[Can't you make fruits out of nothing?]

[King Lear asks Kent who is he; Kent says he is a man of pure heart, as poor as the King; he's 48, his best quality is diligence]

[King Lear asks for his Fool]

[King gives money to Kent; he has noticed neglectfulness; will investigate]

[old fools are children anew who must be punished]

[Gonerill says won't talk to her father due to his brutal attitudes]

[Edmund is willing to help Edgar; says eclipses forecast discords; recommends Edgar to avoid father's company]

[Cordelia suggests she's not like those who have eyes, and tongue, always looking for favors]

[The King of France wonders if it's not natural shyness]

[Cordelia wishes peace to be with the Duke of Burgundy yet she refuses being his wife] [The King of France wants her]

[King Lear asks Duke of Burgundy if he'll keep Cordelia; yet he cannot decide] [Lear says if not, abandon her; search for another woman]

[Kent tells Cordelia: may the gods protect you; a lady whose thoughts are pure and words are proper] [Kent to leave to another nation]

[Kent tells King Lear not to haste his decision]

[Kent says he's not afraid of dying; asks to be the mirror of "your truth"; yet King Lear calls him a miserable renegade, a traitor]

[Kent replies saying that Lear's tyranny sends to exile those who love freedom]