back to 5.1 skip to 5.3 King Lear Act 5, Scene 2 Alarum within. Enter, with drum and colours, KING LEAR, CORDELIA, and Soldiers, over the stage; and exeunt EdgarHere, father, take the shadow of this tree For your good host; pray that the right may thrive: If ever I return to you again, I’ll bring you comfort. GloucesterGrace go with you, sir! Exit EDGAR Alarum and retreat within. Re-enter EDGAR EdgarAway, old man; give me thy hand; away! King Lear hath lost, he and his daughter ta’en: Give me thy hand; come on. GloucesterNo farther, sir; a man may rot even here. EdgarWhat, in ill thoughts again? Men must endure Their going hence, even as their coming hither; Ripeness is all: come on. GloucesterAnd that’s true too. Exeunt King Lear Act 5, Scene 2