lems. His illegitimate son, Edmund, tricks him into believing that his legitimate son, Edgar is trying to kill him. Fleeing the manhunt his father has set for him, Edgar disguises himself as a crazy beggar called "Poor Tom" and, like Lear, heads for the plains.
             When Gloucester realizes that Lear's daughters have turned against him, he decides to help Lear in spite of the danger. He is discovered, and the vicious Regan and her husband Cornwall blind him. One of Cornwall's servants suddenly
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