Dramatis Personae

• 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

• Old Man, tenant to Gloucester

• Doctor

• Fool

• Oswald, steward to Goneril

• A Captain employed by Edmund

• Gentleman attendant on Cordelia

• A Herald

• Servants to Cornwall

• Goneril, Regan, Cordelia, daughters to Lear

• Knights of Lear’s train, Captains, Messengers, Soldiers, and Attendants

Scene: Britain