King Lear

Gloucester in King Lear is a nobleman whose crisis mirrors the play’s tragedy. As Lear’s subject and father of Edgar […]

Edgar in King Lear begins as Gloucester’s legitimate heir, who is protected by social status. Edmund’s deception destroys that security,

Edmund in King Lear begins with a wound: he is called “base” because he was born outside marriage. Yet his

The daughter who says the least during Lear’s love test becomes one of the tragedy’s most important figures. Cordelia in

Goneril in King Lear first appears as a daughter who knows exactly what Lear wants to hear. Her exaggerated declaration

Regan in King Lear first presents herself as a devoted daughter. During Lear’s love test, she gives an elaborate declaration