'Because he is very angry with you now,'said Edmund.'I am afraid that you are in danger. An evil person has spoken against me,'Edgar said.
'I am afraid that is true, brother. Go to my room. At the right time, I will take you to Lord Gloucester. You can speak to him then.'
Edgar left and Edmund smiled to himself. My father believes everything I say. My
brother is a good man and he thinks o one could plot against him. I am clever and I will get everything that I want- everything that my birth has taken away from me.'
King Lear was foolish to trust Goneril. He stayed in her house with his 100 knights,
but he was a difficult visitor. Now Goneril had power over him, and she became an unkind ünkink"daughter.
'Behave coldly when you see him, 'she said to her servant'Tell all my servants to be
unfriendly with his knights. I am going to write to my sister. She and I agree that we
do not want our father to stay with us. She will behave in the same way.'
Lear came into the room. 'You look angry, daughter,'he said. 'You often like angry. Why?'
'Your knights are always quarrelling,'Goneril answered.'They make a lot if noise.
My house is in disorder. It is too much! I will not allow it I have spoken to you about
this before. I believe that you tell them to behave badly. I cannot stop them because you are their master. I am your daughter, but I must speak.'
