This page contains the original text of Act 3, Scene 2 of King Lear.Shakespeare’s original King Lear text is extremely long, so we’ve split the text into one Scene per page. You cataracts and hurricanoes, spout Till you have drenched our steeples, drowned the cocks! Another part of the heath. ACT 3. Enter Lear and Fool. This chaos and violence parallels Lear's confused mental state as he comes to terms with his current condition. Rage, blow! You sulphurous and thought-executing fires, Vaunt-couriers to oak-cleaving thunderbolts, Singe my white head! Another part of the heath. rage! rage! Another part of the heath. All Acts and Scenes are listed and linked to from the bottom of this page, along with a simple, modern English translation of King Lear. His Fool comments on his complaints and tries to get him to apologize to his daughters so they can go inside. The Tragedy of King Lear. Enter KING LEAR and FOOL. KING LEAR 1 Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! This extract occurs in Act 3 Scene 2 soon after Lear’s two older daughters throw him out of the palace into the storm, depriving the king of warmth and shelter. King Lear | Act 3, Scene 2 | Summary Share. Share. You cataracts and hurricanoes, spout Till you have drench'd our steeples, drown'd the cocks! What rhetorical devices are used in Edgar's soliloquy in act 2, scene 3 of King Lear? The scene opens on Lear in the midst of wind, rain, and personal despair. King Lear. blow! rage! You cataracts and hurricanoes, spout Till you have drench'd our steeples, drown'd the cocks! You sulphurous and thought-executing fires, Vaunt-couriers to oak-cleaving thunderbolts, Singe my white head! KING LEAR Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! 5 Educator answers. 3. drench'd: submerged. Full Text (King Lear Act 3 Scene 2) King Lear: Blow winds and crack your cheeks! Click to copy Summary. Kent (still in disguise) finds them, and he tries to get Lear into shelter. Enter KING LEAR and Fool KING LEAR Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! Storm still. Lear and his Fool wander in the storm. At the beginning of the scene Lear … King Lear : Act 3, Scene 2 Enter KING LEAR and Fool. blow! blow! ACT III SCENE II : Another part of the heath. blow! Storm still. 3 Till you have drench'd our steeples, drown'd the cocks! Act 3 Scene 2. print/save view : Previous scene: Play menu: Next scene Act III, Scene 2. SCENE II. [Enter KING LEAR and Fool] KING LEAR: Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! Storm still. rage! Latest answer posted July 13, 2018 at 4:31:47 PM Commentary on Act 3 Scene 2 The scene is dominated by the storm, which is both real and an encapsulation of Lear’s madness and energetic anger. This results in Lear’s descent into madness as he furiously wanders the countryside in the storm. Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! Lear rages against the elements and his daughters. 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