William Shakespeare: King Lear, Dramatis Personae

Updated September 23, 2019 | Infoplease Staff

Dramatis Personae

  • Lear, king of Britain
  • King of France
  • Duke of Burgundy
  • Duke of Cornwall
  • Duke of Albany
  • Earl of Kent
  • Earl of Gloucester
  • Edgar, son to Gloucester.
  • Edmund, bastard son to Gloucester.
  • Curan, a courtier.
  • Old Man, tenant to Gloucester.
  • Doctor
  • Fool
  • Oswald, steward to Goneril.
  • A Captain employed by Edmund.
  • Gentleman attendant on Cordelia.
  • A Herald.
  • Servants to Cornwall.

Daughters to Lear.

  • Goneril
  • Regan
  • Cordelia

Others.

  • Knights of Lear's train, Captains, Messengers, Soldiers, and Attendants

Scene

Britain.

King Lear

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