Friends of my soul, you twain Rule in this realm, and the gored state sustain. - William Shakespeare, King Lear, Act 5, Scene 3. At the end of the play many of the major power players lie dead and there is a realignment of power to fill the vacuum. Here Albany decides that Kent and Edgar should rule and keep the wounded kingdom alive - Kent refuses, citing old age and the fact that he will die soon.

Friends of my soul, you twain
Rule in this realm, and the gored state sustain.

– William Shakespeare

King Lear, Act 5, Scene 3. At the end of the play many of the major power players lie dead and there is a realignment of power to fill the vacuum. Here Albany decides that Kent and Edgar should rule and keep the wounded kingdom alive – Kent refuses, citing old age and the fact that he will die soon.

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