
"Staged as seen in the 16th century."
King Lear, old and weary, divides his kingdom among his daughters, placing great weight on their declarations of love for him. However, when Cordelia, the youngest and most honest, refuses to flatter the old man in exchange for his favour, he banishes her and seeks support from his remaining daughters. Goneril and Regan, however, harbour no love for him and instead conspire to seize all his power. In a parallel, Lear’s loyal courtier Gloucester favours his illegitimate son Edmund after being deceived by lies about his faithful son Edgar. Tragically, both ill-fated fathers are consumed by madness and experience immense suffering.
King Lear

Earl of Kent

Earl of Gloucester

Edmund

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Goneril

Cordelia

Regan
Duke of Albany

Duke of Cornwall
Duke of Burgundy

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Edgar
Oswald

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The Fool
Player #2
The Doctor

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