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| Enter Gloster, and Edmund. | Enter Gloucester and Edmund with lights | | KL III.iii.1.1 | |
| Glo. | GLOUCESTER | | | |
| Alacke, alacke Edmund, I like not this vnnaturall | Alack, alack, Edmund, I like not this unnatural | unnatural (adj.) against natural feeling, not in accord with kinship | KL III.iii.1 | |
| dealing; when I desired their leaue that I might | dealing. When I desired their leave that I might | | KL III.iii.2 | |
| pity him, they tooke from me the vse of mine owne house, | pity him, they took from me the use of mine own house, | pity (v.)be merciful to, assist | KL III.iii.3 | |
| charg'd me on paine of perpetuall displeasure, neither to | charged me on pain of perpetual displeasure neither to | | KL III.iii.4 | |
| speake of him, entreat for him, or any way sustaine him. | speak of him, entreat for him, or any way sustain him. | entreat, intreat (v.)negotiate, intervene, parley | KL III.iii.5 | |
| | sustain (v.)provide for, furnish with necessities | | |
| Bast. | EDMUND | | | |
| Most sauage and vnnaturall. | Most savage and unnatural! | | KL III.iii.6 | |
| Glo. | GLOUCESTER | | | |
| Go too; say you nothing. There is diuision | Go to. Say you nothing. There is division | | KL III.iii.7 | |
| betweene the Dukes, and a worsse matter then that: I | between the Dukes; and a worse matter than that. I | | KL III.iii.8 | |
| haue receiued a Letter this night, 'tis dangerous to be | have received a letter this night; 'tis dangerous to be | | KL III.iii.9 | |
| spoken, I haue lock'd the Letter in my Closset, these iniuries | spoken; I have locked the letter in my closet. These injuries | closet (n.)private repository for valuables, cabinet | KL III.iii.10 | |
| the King now beares, will be reuenged home; ther | the King now bears will be revenged home. There | home (adv.)fully, thoroughly, unsparingly | KL III.iii.11 | |
| is part of a Power already footed, we must incline to the | is part of a power already footed. We must incline to the | incline to (v.)lean towards, favour, support | KL III.iii.12 | |
| | power (n.)armed force, troops, host, army | | |
| | foot (v.)gain a foothold, land | | |
| King, I will looke him, and priuily relieue him; goe you | King. I will look him and privily relieve him. Go you | privily (adv.)secretly, privately, stealthily | KL III.iii.13 | |
| | relieve (v.)aid, assist, rescue | | |
| | look (v.)find, seek, look for | | |
| and maintaine talke with the Duke, that my charity be not | and maintain talk with the Duke, that my charity be not | | KL III.iii.14 | |
| of him perceiued; If he aske for me, I am ill, and gone to | of him perceived. If he ask for me, I am ill and gone to | | KL III.iii.15 | |
| bed, if I die for it, (as no lesse is threatned me) the King | bed. If I die for it, as no less is threatened me, the King | | KL III.iii.16 | |
| my old Master must be relieued. There is strange things | my old master must be relieved. There is strange things | relieve (v.)aid, assist, rescue | KL III.iii.17 | |
| toward Edmund,pray you be carefull. | toward, Edmund. Pray you, be careful. | toward (adv.)impending, forthcoming, in preparation | KL III.iii.18 | |
| Exit. | Exit | | KL III.iii.18 | |
| Bast. | EDMUND | | | |
| This Curtesie forbid thee,shall the Duke | This courtesy forbid thee shall the Duke | | KL III.iii.19 | |
| Instantly know, and of that Letter too; | Instantly know, and of that letter too. | | KL III.iii.20 | |
| This seemes a faire deseruing, and must draw me | This seems a fair deserving, and must draw me | deserving (n.)reward, recompense, desert | KL III.iii.21 | |
| That which my Father looses: no lesse then all, | That which my father loses – no less than all. | | KL III.iii.22 | |
| The yonger rises, when the old doth fall. | The younger rises when the old doth fall. | | KL III.iii.23 | |
| Exit. | Exit | | KL III.iii.23 | |