King Lear

King Lear divides Land according to amount of Love from his daughters. Goneril and Regan lie and exaggerate. Lear disowns Cordelia.

Goneril finds Lear an annoying gues, thus her servants behave rudely to Lear and his attendants.

The Earl of Kent goes to Goneril’s castle in disguise to serve and defend Lear. Lear leaves Goneril’s castle after her telling him to get rid of his knights.

Lear sends Kent to deliver a message to Gloucester. The Fool scolds Lear about his bad decisions, foreseeing that Regan will treat Lear no better than Goneril did.

Edmund convinces Edgar to flee to father’s home. Regan believes Edmund’s lies about Edgar, now Lear’s knights are responsible of the murder attempt of Gloucester

Regan and Cornwall make Kent responsible for attacking Oswald, the (chief butler of Goneril’s household)

Edgar is now disguised as "Poor Tom", a wandering beggar

Lear arrives at Gloucester’s castle, and Regan and Goneril rebuke their father together. Lear goes out into the wild by himself during a storm, while the daughters lock the doors behind him.

Kent finds Lear along with his Fool wandering in the storm. He convinces Lear to go to a nearby hovel to seek shelter.

Gloucester tells Edmund that he is secretly in communication with the French. Edmund delights in the fact that he can now reveal Gloucester’s plans to Cornwall and hopefully get Gloucester's fortune after his death

Lear and the others encounter the disguised Edgar, who strikes up a relationship with Lear immediately. Gloucester arrives and convinces everyone to go back to the castle despite the risks.

Edmund’s plan to manipulate Cornwall goes perfectly, with Cornwall conferring the title of Earl of Gloucester on Edmund. Cornwall sends Edmund to find Gloucester, and Edmund reasons that if he can catch his father in the act of helping Lear, Cornwall’s suspicions will be confirmed.

Gloucester, Kent, Lear & the Fool take shelter. Gloucester heard of a plan to kill Lear, they head to Dover.

After admitting to helping Lear escape, his eyes are removed after being tortured while in captivity by Cornwall & Regan

Goneril confronts Albany who is shocked by Lair's treatment. After learning about Gloucester's condition & Cornwall's death, he decides to take revenge for Edmund and help Gloucester.

Kent arrives in Dover learning Cordelia is in charge of the French army. Lear being ashamed of how he treated Cordelia won't meet her, armies are marching to France.

Cordelia sends men to a cornfield to find Lear who's singing madly while covered with weeds and flowers. The doctor tells Cordelia that Lear needs sleep

Regan wants to marry Edmund after Cornwall's death. Regan helps Oswald in finding and killing Gloucester.

Edgar convinces his father that God does not want him to kill himself, and they encounter Lear enraged. Oswald sees Gloucester and tries to murder him, Edgar kills Oswald and takes the secret letter to Edmund.

Lear & Cordelia are reunited, Lear is mad due to not understanding the situation, battle is inminent

Goneril & Regan fight over Edmund, while Edmund watches. Meanwhile, Edgar passes along the secret letter to Albany who now knows that Goneril wants Edmund to kill Albany.

The battle occurs, and Edgar reports back to Gloucester that Cordelia’s army has lost, Cordelia & Lear have been captured.

Regan & Goneril fight over Edmund, but Edgar arrives revealing Edmund's lies and challenges him to a duel. Edmund , Goneril, Regan, Gloucester, Cordelia & Lear all die. Edgar becomes king.

Edmund (illegitimate son of Gloucester) wants to ruin Edgar (legitimate son of Gloucester), he tells his Father that Edgar is plotting to kill him

Characters

King Lear

King Lear: King of Britain

Cordelia: Youngest daughter of King Lear

Regan: King Lear's middle daughter

Albany: Goneril's husband

Kent: Noblemen loyal to King Lear

Goneril: Oldest daughter of King Lear

Edmund: Gloucester's illegitimate son

Gloucester: Noblemen loyal to King Lear

Cornwall: Regan's husband

Edgar: Gloucester's legitimate son

Fool: King Lear's jester

Oswald: Chief butler of Goneril's household