Table of Contents Castof Characters Our Setting Act I 9 Act II L I IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Act III Act IV IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII SZ Act V Behind King Lear 44 Famous Phrases About the Author 46 Additional Works by Shakespeare 47 About the Adapter 47 Glossary 48 Web Sites 48
Cast of Characters King Lear King of Britain Gloucester Father of Edgar and Edmund Goneril Lear's eldest daughter Edgar Gloucester's legitimate son Regan Lear's second eldest daughter Edmund Gloucester's illegitimate son Cordelia Lear's youngest daughter Kent Earl of Kent Albany Duke of Albany Goneril's husband Fool King Lear's court jester Cornwall Duke of Cornwall Regan's husband Oswald Goneril's servant France King of France Cordelia's husband Gentleman An attendant to Kent and Edgar
Our Setting 535 King Lear takes place in England on the islands of Great Britain before Christianity was established there However Shakespeare does not give exact locations for King Lear Lear's palace or a battlefield are settings but it does not say where these places are Little is known of the prehistoric era of England but farming and weapons have been found dating back to 1200 BC In 55 BC Julius Caesar invaded Britain For the next 20 years Roman civilization spread throughout the area By AD 98 towns were established including Gloucester and York These towns are mentioned in Shakespeare's King Lear though they are not noted as settings Roman and Celtic traditions were followed in England until Christianity arrived in 446 The traditions and government changed significantly after Christianity arrived SUPERGER
