King Lear

By William Shakespeare.

Contents

• Dramatis Personæ
• Scene
• Act i
• Scene i.   King Lear's palace.
• Scene ii.   The Earl of Gloucester's castle.
• Scene iii.   The Duke of Albany's palace.
• Scene iv.   A hall in the same.
• Scene v.   Court before the same.
• Act ii
• Scene i.   Gloucester's castle.
• Scene ii.   Before Gloucester's castle.
• Scene iii.   A wood.
• Scene iv.   Before Gloucester's castle. Kent in the stocks.
• Act iii
• Scene i.   A heath.
• Scene ii.   Another part of the heath. Storm still.
• Scene iii.   Gloucester's castle.
• Scene iv.   The heath. Before a hovel.
• Scene v.   Gloucester's castle.
• Scene vi.   A chamber in a farmhouse adjoining the castle.
• Scene vii.   Gloucester's castle.
• Act iv
• Scene i.   The heath.
• Scene ii.   Before Albany's palace.
• Scene iii.   The French camp near Dover.
• Scene iv.   The same. A tent.
• Scene v.   Gloucester's castle.
• Scene vi.   Fields near Dover.
• Scene vii.   A tent in the French camp.
• Act v
• Scene i.   The British camp, near Dover.
• Scene ii.   A field between the two camps.
• Scene iii.   The British camp near Dover.

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Dramatis Personæ.

• LEAR, King of Britain.
• KING OF FRANCE.
• DUKE OF BURGUNDY.
• DUKE OF CORNWALL.
• DUKE OF ALBANY.
• EARL OF KENT.
• EARL OF GLOUCESTER.
• EDGAR, Son to Gloucester.
• EDMUND, Bastard Son to Gloucester.
• CURAN, a Courtier.
• OSWALD, Steward to Goneril.
• Old Man, Tenant to Gloucester.
• Doctor.
• Fool.
• An Officer, employed by Edmund.
• A Gentleman, Attendant on Cordelia.
• A Herald.
• Servants to Cornwall.
• GONERIL, REGAN, & CORDELIA, Daughters to Lear.
• Knights of Lear's Train, Officers, Messengers, Soldiers, and Attendants.

Scene.

Britain.

Speakers, in order of appearance.

• Kent (127 lines)
• Gloucester (118 lines)
• Edmund (79 lines)
• Goneril (53 lines)
• Cordelia (31 lines)
• Lear (1 line)
• Regan (72 lines)
• Albany (58 lines)
• Cornwall (54 lines)
• Burgundy (5 lines)
• Edgar (98 lines)
• Oswald (38 lines)
• Knight (5 lines)
• Fool (58 lines)
• Gentleman (35 lines)
• Curan (4 lines)
• First Servant (4 lines)
• Second Servant (2 lines)
• Third Servant (2 lines)
• Old Man (9 lines)
• Messenger (7 lines)
• Doctor (8 lines)
• Captain (5 lines)
• Herald (4 lines)