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Bodice, Fontanelle, Cornwall, and North are in a war council, preparing to launch an attack on Lear at his great wall. In asides, each sister remarks on her new husband. Fontanelle is disappointed with Cornwall; he lied to her in his letters and is not as handsome or well-spoken as he pretended to be. She reveals that she has written to Lear’s advisor Warrington, asking him to betray North’s army and kill Cornwall. Bodice doesn’t mind North, but she is too ambitious to stay married; in her
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NORTH. We share the command between us.
CORNWALL. Yes.
NORTH. We must guess how Lear will attack.
BODICE (knitting). He’ll send Warrington round the right and attack the centre himself.
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BODICE. Yes, North. (Aside.) He must prove himself a man before he plays with his soldiers. He’ll fuss and try all night, but he won’t be able to raise his standard. I’ll help him and make it worse. By the morning he won’t know which side he’s fighting on. And that’ll make it easier for the major.
FONTANELLE. Sleep well.
BODICE. And you.
For full scene, please see: Bond, Edward. Lear. Methuen Drama. 1983.
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