King Lear ACT III

How does the storm parallel Lear’s mental and emotional issues?
Why does Lear alternatively pray to and rage against the storm?
What is the significance of Lear’s decision to go with Kent to seek shelter in the hovel?
What does Gloucester confide to Edmund? How can Edmund make use of this information?
What is Lear’s mood as Kent tries to persuade him to enter the hovel?
What is Lear’s immediate reaction to Edgar (disguised as the beggar Tom)?
What is the importance of the mock trial of Regan and Goneril?
Why is Regan and Cornwall’s treatment of Gloucester a multiple offense?
What message does the audience draw from the servant’s defense of Gloucester?