    Some good men criticized the two daughters for their disgracefully forcing their father out into the heavy storm. The Duke of Gloucester was one of those good men. But he could not express his dissatisfaction because he was one of the subordinates of the Duke of Cornwall. He could only try his best to help the king secretly.
    The Duke of Gloucester went to King Lear privately. By that time the king was living with the Earl of Kent and the poor servant. The Duke of Gloucester told the Earl of Kent, "The plot against the king is matured. You must not delay any longer. Cordelia is now in Dover. She is the faithful daughter upon whom the king can rely. You must find her immediately." The Duke of Gloucester had two sons: the elder son called Edgar, and the younger called Edmund. Edmund was a bastard. He was as cunning as a fox, as covetous as a wolf, as crazy as a dog, and as fierce as a lion. Some time ago, he had planned a plot to kill his brother Edgar because he wanted to steal his inheritance. So his brother had to flee from him. The poor beggar whom the king met in the shabby hut was none other than Edgar. He was waiting for the opportunity to return and reclaim his inheritance.
 