Summary of king Lear

Summary of king Lear

1. He divides his kingdom

   • Goneril who is married to the Duke of Albany
   • Regan is wife of the Duke of Cornwall
   • Cordelia is married to the king of France
     • Disinherits Cordelia

2. Lear has two heirs

   • but she is evicted from the palace
   • Cordelia tries to help him
     • Court Gloucester gives him asylum
       • Duke of Cornwall takes his eyes out
         • is murdered by his servant
       • Edmund is the illgetimate son
         • He heirs his fathers position
           • Orders to kill Cordelia
             • Lear the king dies of sorrow
         • is diguised as a beggar

3. Finally Edgar kills Edmund

   • Lear daughters kill themselves
     • The duke of Albania suceeds to the throne
       • Edgar is restored as the count of Gloucester
         • The count of kent is restored too