King Lear

King Lear

1. The Fool a court Jester who is devoted to Lear and Cordelia

2. (Earl of) Kent Faithful to Lear, he is banished after he speaks out about the treatment of Cordelia. He disguises himself to help serve Lear after he has given up his kingdom

3. Goneril Lear´s eldest daughter. She chosses to turn her back on her father (after inheriting half his kingdom) and betrays her husband

   • Albany Goneril´s husband. A powerful nobleman in Britain. He sees the brutality of what he and his wife have done
     • Edmund Gloucester´s illegitimate son. Turns his father against his brother. Uses Goneril and Regan to further his ambitions. Forms a romantic triangle with the two sisters

4. Regan Lear´s middle daughter. She too turns her back on her father (after inheriting half his kingdom)

   • Cornwall Regan´s husband. another powerful nobleman in Britain. He leaves Lear out in the storm and gouges Gloucester´s eyes out
     • Edgar Gloucester´s son. His illegitimate brother forces him to leave the kingdom and disguises himself as "Tom of Bedlam"

5. Cordelia Lear´s youngest daughter. Her name means ("heart of a lion"). is disowned by her father yet remains loyal to him. uses her husbands power to try to help her father after he is banished by her sisters

   • King of France Chooses to marry Cordelia even after she has been disowned by her father. Helps Cordelia storm Britain in an attempt to take back the country for Lear