Summary Act 4
Upon encountering his father who is led by the Old Man, Edgar, who is disguised as poor Tom, struggles to maintain his pretense, so devastated is he by the state his father is in. Nonetheless, when his father, having dismissed the Old Man, addresses Edgar and appeals for his help in being led to the cliffs of Dover, Edgar attends to his father while managing to sustain the illusion that he is indeed the madman/beggar, poor Tom. Meanwhile, the Old Man is resolved to do his master's last bidding, i.e. fetch new clothes for poor Tom, even if it's the last thing he ever does. Escorted by Edmund, Goneril arrives home only to find her husband negligent of his duties. Before letting Edmund return, Goneril reminds him of her plan to rule all of Britain with Edmund by her side. By and by, Goneril
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