Character
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< Shakespeare | King Lear
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| Character and Characterisation | Dramatis Personae | Characterisation | |
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| Close Reading | Topic | |
| Important ideas | Overview | Topic | |
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"A tragedy is a story of exceptional calamity leading to the death of a man in high estate" A.C. BRADLEY. | ||
Character & characterisation
Dramatis personae
- Lear, King of Britain
- Goneril, Regan, Cordelia, daughters to Lear
- 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
- Knights of Lear's train, Officers, Messengers, Soldiers, and Attendants
Goneril and Reagan
Lear dividing his kingdom
Cordelia
King Lear and his Fool
Characterisation
| Character | Brief description: | How do they change? | What are their main contributions? | Characterisation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Lear | [What kind of person is he?] | [How does he change?] | [His main contributions] | [Comment on how Shakespeare develops him] |
| Goneril | ||||
| Reagan | ||||
| Cordelia | ||||
| Kent | ||||
| Oswald | ||||
| Albany | ||||
| Cornwall | ||||
| The Fool |
