THE TRAGEDY OF KING LEAR

by William Shakespeare

Contents

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]
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]

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

ACT I