Author: Michael Best
Not Peer Reviewed

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List of characters (Quarto)

King Lear, king of Britain
Goneril, eldest daughter of King Lear
Regan, second daughter of King Lear
5Cordelia, youngest daughter of King Lear
Duke of Albany, Gonoril's husband
Duke of Cornwall, Regan's husband
Duke of Kent
Duke of Gloucester
10Edgar, elder son of the Duke of Gloucester
The Bastard Edmund, illegitimate son of the Duke of Gloucester
Duke of Burgundy
King of France
Fool to King Lear
15Oswald, steward and servant of Goneril
Curan, a courtier
Old Man
Doctor
Herald
20Messenger
Gentlemen, army captains, knights, servants