King Lear | ruler of Britain, retires and gives kingdom to his 2 daughters (but not Cordelia), kicked out by Goneril, kicked out by Regan, “discarded father”, goes crazy, goes to Dover, then he dies |
Fool | King Lear’s jester and travels with King Lear, does not die |
Goneril | King Lear’s eldest daughter, gets land, joins forces with Regan to go against Cordelia, wanted to kill Albany (her husband) so she can be with Edmund, wanted to kill Regan (because Regan likes Edmund), commits suicide (because Edmund died) and dies |
Regan | King Lear’s middle daughter, gets land, kicks out King Lear, joins forces with Goneril to go against Cordelia, likes Edmund, poisoned by Goneril and dies |
Cordelia | King Lear’s youngest and favorite daughter, given no land or dowry, forgives King Lear, was going to marry Duke of Burgandy, married King of France, becomes Queen of France, army loses, becomes prisoner of war, hung by Edmund and died |
Kent | nobleman and loyal to King Lear, has an alliance with Gloucester, went to help King Lear while he was in the wilderness, does not die |
Gloucester | Earl, loyal to King Lear, has an alliance with Kent, blind because Cornwall ripped out his eyes, tries to commit suicide (but his son, Edmund, had tricked him) |
Edmund | Gloucester’s cruel son, 2 timer (with Regan and Goneril), ordered King Lear and Cordelia to die, got killed by Edgar |
Edgar | Gloucester’s loyal and good son, helps his dad, tried to save Cordelia from dying, killed Edmund, does not die |
Cornwall | Regan’s husband, tore out Gloucester’s eyes, got stabbed by his servants and died |
Albany | Goneril’s husband, almost died by Goneril |
Duke of Burgundy | was going to marry Cordelia, was denied by Cordelia, one of Cordelia’s suters, did not die |
King of France | Cordelia’s husband, one of Cordelia’s suters, does not die |
Oswald | Goneril’s servant, does not die |
Oswald, King of France, Duke of Burgundy, Albany, Kent, Fool, Edgar, Gloucester | Who does not die at the end of the story? |
King Lear, Cordelia, Goneril, Regan, Cornwall, Edmund | Who does died at the end of the story? |
King Lear Characters
July 16, 2019