{"id":1508,"date":"2012-08-30T22:03:17","date_gmt":"2012-08-31T02:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=1508"},"modified":"2012-08-30T22:03:17","modified_gmt":"2012-08-31T02:03:17","slug":"king-lear-act-iii-scene-ii","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=1508","title":{"rendered":"King Lear: Act III, Scene ii"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>King Lear.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Act 3, Scene 2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Fool<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(This text is featured in our <a title=\"Blake Hackler and Ken Schatz: Clowns and Fools.\" href=\"http:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?p=1483\">interview with Ken Schatz<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>82\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This is a brave night to cool a courtesan.<br \/>\n83\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I\u2019ll speak a prophecy ere I go:<br \/>\n84\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 When priests are more in word than matter,<br \/>\n85\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 When brewers mar their malt with water,<br \/>\n86\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 When nobles are their tailors\u2019 tutors,<br \/>\n87\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 No heretics burned but wenches\u2019 suitors;<br \/>\n88\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 When every case in law is right,<br \/>\n89\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 No squire in debt, nor no poor knight,<br \/>\n90\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 When slanders do not live in tongues,<br \/>\n91\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nor cutpurses come not to throngs;<br \/>\n92\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 When usurers tell their gold i\u2019th\u2019field,<br \/>\n93\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 And bawds and whores do churches build,<br \/>\n94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Then shall the realm of Albion<br \/>\n95\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Come to great confusion.<br \/>\n96\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Then comes the time, who lives to see\u2019t,<br \/>\n97\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 That going shall be used with feet.<br \/>\n98\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This prophecy Merlin shall make, for I live before his time.<\/p>\n<p>Exit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>King Lear.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Act 3, Scene 2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Fool (This text is featured in our interview with Ken Schatz) 82\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This is a brave night to cool a courtesan. 83\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I\u2019ll speak a prophecy ere I go: 84\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 When priests are more in word than matter, 85\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 When brewers mar their malt with water, 86\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 When<\/p>\n <a href='https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=1508' 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