King Lear Explication

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…showed last 75 words of 1073 total…of this scene is that even though Lear has gained this new insight, it is too late as he has already banished those who loved him and his evil daughters are now in power. The value of this speech is that its themes are always relevant, no matter what time period it is. People in power still have a right to evade the law and those with no money have no means of defending themselves.