shakespeare king lear characters

King Lear aging King of Britain, protagonist of the play. he has three daughters mentioned in the play
Cordelia the youngest daughter of Lear. she is disowned by her father for refusing to flatter him. She is loyal and held in high regard by other characters of the play.
Goneril Lear’s oldest daughter. Wife of the duke of Albany. She is jelly and amoral. She is aggressive. She challenges her father Lear’s authority.
Regan Lear’s middle daughter and the wife of the duke of CORNWALL. She is just as aggressive as General. She competes with her sister Goneril over a man named Edmund
Gloucester a nobleman loyal to King Lear. his rank is below a duke’s. he is an adulterer and is the father of Edmund, his bastard son.
Edgar Gloucester’s older legit son. Edgar is gullible. He disguises himself a lot
Edmund Gloucester’s younger, illegitimate son. he resents his status as a bastard and wants to take gloucester’s title and Edgar’s possessions.
Kent a nobleman of the same rank as Gloucester, loyal to king lear. He disguises himself as a peasant for most of the play and goes by “Caius” to serve Lear after being banished by him. He is very loyal
Albany the husband of Lear’s daughter Goneril. He is good at heart
Cornwall The husband of Lear’s daughter REGAN. Cornwall is cruel and violent. He works with his wife and sister in law General to persecute Lear and Gloucester.
Fool Lear’s jester. uses double talk to give lear advice
oswald the steward/chief servant of Goneril’s house. Oswald obeys his mistress’s commands and helps her w/ her conspiracies.
caius kent’s name as a disguised servant
July 5, 2019