KING LEAR
Regan - Lear’s middle daughter and the wife of the duke of Cornwall. Regan is as ruthless as
Goneril and as aggressive in all the same ways. In fact, it is difficult to think of any quality that
distinguishes her from her sister. When they are not egging each other on to further acts of cruelty,
they jealously compete for the same man, Edmund.
Gloucester - A nobleman loyal to King Lear whose rank, earl, is below that of duke. The first thing
we learn about Gloucester is that he is an adulterer, having fathered a bastard son, Edmund. His
fate is in many ways parallel to that of Lear: he misjudges which of his children to trust. He appears
weak and ineffectual in the early acts, when he is unable to prevent Lear from being turned out of his
own house, but he later demonstrates that he is also capable of great bravery.
Edgar - Gloucester’s older, legitimate son. Edgar plays many different roles, starting out as a
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