Seeing, Storms and Madness: King Lear

Plot Summary

Setting:	Main Event(s):	Picture/Image	
Act 1	
Scene 1
King Lear's palace, Britain. 	 	 	
Scene 2
The Earl of Gloucester's castle. 	 	 	
Scene 3
The Duke of Albany's palace. 	 	 	
Scene 4
A hall in the Duke of Albany's palace. 	 	 	
Scene 5
The Duke of Albany's palace. 	 	 	
Act 2	
Scene 1
The Earl of Gloucester's castle. 	 	 	
Scene 2
Before Gloucester's castle. 	 	 	
Scene 3
A wood.	 	 	
Scene 4
Before Gloucester's castle with Kent in the stocks.	 	 	
Act 3	
Scene 1
A heath.	 	 	
Scene 2
Another part of the heath. 	 	 	
Scene 3
Gloucester's castle. 	 	 	
Scene 4
The heath before a hovel. 	 	 	
Scene 5
Gloucester's castle. 	 	 	
Scene 6
A chamber in a farmhouse adjoining the castle. 	 	 	
Scene 7
Gloucester's castle. 	 	 	
Act 4	
Scene 1
The heath. 	 	 	
Scene 2
Before the Duke of Albany's palace. 	 	 	
Scene 3
The French camp near Dover.	 	 	
Scene 4
A tent in the French camp at Dover. 	 	 	
Scene 5
Gloucester's castle.	 	 	
Scene 6
Fields near Dover.	 	 	
Scene 7
A tent in the French camp.	 	 	
Act 5	
Scene 1
The British camp near Dover.	 	 	
Scene 2
A field between the two camps.	 	 	
Scene 3
The British camp near Dover.	 	 	

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