King Lear Characters

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Leaving Cert English (Single Text - King Lear (William Shakespeare)) Flashcards on King Lear Characters , created by l.walshe11 on 13/05/2016.
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Lear -king of Britain -three daughters -excessively proud (at first) -rash and poor judge -grows in compassion -dies heartbroken, yet wiser
Goneril -Lear's eldest daughter -wife of Albany -false -ruthless -monstrous -scornful (contemptuous)
Regan -Lear's second daughter -wife of Cornwall -false -ungrateful -malicious -rival to Goneril
Cordelia -Lear's youngest daughter -virtuous -stubborn? -forgiving -composed -compassionate (saintly)
Albany -husband of Regan -weak and dominated (first) -grows in spirit -force of goodness (ending)
Cornwall -husband of Goneril -aligns himself with evil -disloyal and disrespectful -vicious
Gloucester -father to Edmund & Edgar -morally blind (start) -gullible -compassionate and noble -wisdom through suffering -parallel to Lear
Edgar -Gloucester's full son -gullible (first) -optimistic -uses deception for good -man of moral integrity -compassionate
Edmund -Gloucester's illegitimate son -desire for social status and wealth -clever and cunning -callous and ruthless -attempts to redeem?
Kent -unwavering loyalty to Lear -caring towards Lear -philosophical -provides important info. for audience
The Fool -loyal companion -guide to discovery for Lear -insightful -object of Lear's pity -disappears mysteriously
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