Edgar | legitimate son of Gloucester, disguises himself as Poor Tom, leads Gloucester to Dover, kills Edmond, becomes King |
Kent | truth teller, Disguises himself as Caius. Loyal and noble servant to Lear |
Cordelia | truth teller. Youngest daughter, loves Lear, and heals him, loses battle and is hanged in prison. |
King of France | sees the value of Cordelia and marries her. She leads his army for Lear |
Oswald | Gonerill’s messenger |
Gonerill | eldest daughter, wife to Albany. Cruel to Lear, kills sister, commits suicide |
Albany | Gonerill’s unloved husband. Loyal to Lear. Helps Edgar challenge Edmond, decides the next King |
Edmond | betrays Edgar and Gloucester for inheritance. Deathbed repentance is too late to save Cordelia’s life |
Cornall | Regan’s violent husband, blinds Gloucester before being killed by servant |
Gloucester | believes Edmond’s lies about Edgar. Saved from suicide by Edgar after he is blinded by Cornwall |
King Lear | divides his kingdom, rejects Cordelia, rejected by Gonerill and Regan. Goes mad, healed after the storm by Cordelia. Dies after Cordelia is hanged |
fool | truth teller, endures the storm, is possibly hanged |
Character Map – King Lear
July 31, 2019