O you kind gods, cure this great breach in his abused nature! | Cordelia appealing to the gods to cure Lear’s madness. |
Child-changed father | Cordelia describes Lear. |
Restoration hang thy medicine on my lips | Cordelia hopes to bring about Lear’s restoration to soundness of mind by kissing him. |
But I am bound upon a wheel of fire | Lear thinks that he is now in an apocalyptic scene in which he is being punished for what he has done. |
I am a very foolish fond old man. | Lear finally sees his true self. |
I fear I am not in my perfect mind. | Lear confronts his madness. |
The great rage, you see, is killed in him. | Lear’s madness begins to leave him and he becomes better. |
King Lear – Act 4 Scene 7 Quotes
July 22, 2019