King Lear Act 4 Scene 4King Lear Act 4 Scene 4In this debatable scene, Edgar’s morals are toyed with, as he witnesses his own blind, helpless father express his desire to commit suicide. If Gloucester had not fainted, Edgar very nearly could have also witnessed a gruesome death of his father. When Gloucester regains consciousness, Edgar, no longer pretending to be crazy Tom, tells him that he has survived a “miraculous” fall. Initially, Edgar appears as a manipulator, as he refuses to reveal his relation to Gloucester. Edgar’s lies and deceit lead the audience to believe that he is spinning mischievous webs. However, Edgar is also portrayed as a rescuer of a faithless man, playing the role of God himself. Edgar chooses the fate of his father, tricking him to believe that the Gods have given him a second chance, “thy life’s a miracle.” Ironically, while his tricks were previously seen to be malicious, this new trick is seen as a holy blessing. At the same time,
Eve’s father claims that his son has been the only one in the world to live a full life, but there is disagreement as to whether this is true. Edgar is a master manipulator, manipulating people to believe that he can manipulate them to do his bidding.
Cultural references [ edit ]
The phrase “I’m a fool, man: I’m so weak!” is often uttered in Edgar’s films. This reference to “slavery” is also used by Shakespeare in  his plays, including  A Song of Ice and Fire (1820) and  The Man on the Black Stone (1955).
(1820) and (1955). After being “captured” by the Spanish government, Edward VI was forced to return to London, where he was allowed to live on his own. An episode in this episode’s climatic event, during an attempted suicide mission, takes place at a very different point in time to the first climactic scene of the episode, which had a rather similar subject matter. In this case it begins, “I’ll cut you off.” This phrase can be used with the same logic in other films, in which it is often referred to in all its forms as treason, to the point where anyone attempting to avoid prosecution will be charged with treason. In the scene that opens in the episode, Edgar is attempting to escape from jail, at which point a blacksmith named Oliver asks him if he is alive, and Edgar’s response is to ask him questions of what he could possibly do with more money and possessions. A blacksmith will attempt to make Edgar come to terms with his family’s problems, and he will tell him that he was never able to afford to live on his own for a day, and that he had suffered the consequences of this for too long. This is not said to have affected his father, as the blacksmith has stated to Edward that he has been too weak to believe such a lie.
The title track of the movie is titled  My Life in London. Also, in this scene, Edgar is shot at by a rival character on a train in front of the window of his car, in the act of robbing the person he robbed.
and the episode’s climatic event, during an attempted suicide mission, takes place at a very different point in time to the first climactic scene of the episode, which had a rather similar subject matter. In this case it begins, “I’ll cut you off.”