1. The Disguise in King Lear
Caius' service to his king is valuable despite himself being an ordinary man and not a member of the court like banished Kent. ... Half naked (only covered with a blanket), he encounters Lear in the heath and utters words of truth: ...obey thy parents; keep thy word's justice; swear nut; commit not with man's sworn spouse; set not thy sweet heart on proud array (3.4.80-83). ... Goneril and Regan have broken the fifth commandment and have not obeyed their father. ... Moreover, what identifies mostly the king's speech with pride is his warning to Kent: "Come not betwee...
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