King Lear

by William Shakespeare from c. 1605–06

About

The aging King Lear divides his kingdom between two flattering daughters and disowns the honest Cordelia, setting off a catastrophic unraveling of power, loyalty, and sanity. Lear's descent into madness on the storm-battered heath, and the cruelty of those he trusted, lead to a devastating conclusion for almost everyone.

King Lear

Characters: 25
Words: 23.8k
Acts: 5
Duration: ~2 hr 59 min

Characters

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1

LEAR

LEAR

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195

2

EARL OF KENT

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126

3

EARL OF GLOUCESTER

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120

4

EDGAR

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104

5

EDMUND

—

82

6

REGAN

—

72

7

FOOL

—

57

8

GONERIL

—

55

26 sections

23.8k words

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Act 1

1

Act 1 Scene 1

2.4k18:03

2

Act 1 Scene 2

1.3k9:41

3

Act 1 Scene 3

2181:38

4

Act 1 Scene 4

2.4k17:38

5

Act 1 Scene 5

3372:32

Act 2

6

Act 2 Scene 1

9627:13

7

Act 2 Scene 2

1.3k9:32

8

Act 2 Scene 3

1521:08

9

Act 2 Scene 4

2.3k17:21

Act 3

10

Act 3 Scene 1

3882:55

11

Act 3 Scene 2

6665:00

12

Act 3 Scene 3

2181:38

13

Act 3 Scene 4

1.3k9:32

14

Act 3 Scene 5

1911:26

15

Act 3 Scene 6

8326:14

16

Act 3 Scene 7

7895:55

Act 4

17

Act 4 Scene 1

6154:37

18

Act 4 Scene 2

7345:30

19

Act 4 Scene 3

4303:14

20

Act 4 Scene 4

2101:35

21

Act 4 Scene 5

3132:21

22

Act 4 Scene 6

2.1k15:39

23

Act 4 Scene 7

7855:53

Act 5

24

Act 5 Scene 1

5163:52

25

Act 5 Scene 2

910:41

26

Act 5 Scene 3

2.4k17:54

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