The Tragedy of King Lear — William Shakespeare

Dramatis Personæ

LEAR. King of Britain.

GONERIL. eldest daughter to Lear.

REGAN. second daughter to Lear.

CORDELIA. youngest daughter to Lear.

DUKE of ALBANY. married to Goneril.

DUKE of CORNWALL. married to Regan.

KING of FRANCE.

DUKE of BURGUNDY.

EARL of GLOUCESTER.

EDGAR. elder son to Gloucester.

EDMUND. younger bastard son to Gloucester.

EARL of KENT.

FOOL.

OSWALD. steward to Goneril.

CURAN. a Courtier.

OLD MAN. Tenant to Gloucester.

Physician.

An Officer employed by Edmund.

Gentleman. attendant on Cordelia.

A Herald.

Servants to Cornwall.

Knights attending on the King. Officers, Messengers, Soldiers and

Attendants.

SCENE: Britain.

Text: William Shakespeare, “King Lear” — Project Gutenberg eBook #1532, public domain. Original text, no editorial apparatus.

Act I

Scene I — A Room of State in King Lear’s Palace
Scene II — A Hall in the Earl of Gloucester’s Castle
Scene III — A Room in the Duke of Albany’s Palace
Scene IV — A Hall in Albany’s Palace
Scene V — Court before the Duke of Albany’s Palace

Act II

Scene I — A court within the Castle of the Earl of Gloucester
Scene II — Before Gloucester’s Castle
Scene III — The open Country
Scene IV — Before Gloucester’s Castle; Kent in the stocks

Act III

Scene I — A Heath
Scene II — Another part of the heath
Scene III — A Room in Gloucester’s Castle
Scene IV — A part of the Heath with a Hovel
Scene V — A Room in Gloucester’s Castle
Scene VI — A Chamber in a Farmhouse adjoining the Castle
Scene VII — A Room in Gloucester’s Castle

Act IV

Scene I — The heath
Scene II — Before the Duke of Albany’s Palace
Scene III — The French camp near Dover
Scene IV — The French camp. A Tent
Scene V — A Room in Gloucester’s Castle
Scene VI — The country near Dover
Scene VII — A Tent in the French Camp

Act V

Scene I — The Camp of the British Forces near Dover
Scene II — A field between the two Camps
Scene III — The British Camp near Dover