At first she doesn't seem as
bad as Goneril, but is in fact
just as evil as her.
Cordelia
France
In exile
She refused to flatter
Lear like her sisters did
Friends
Kent
Loyal
Disguises himself when banished
Fool
The fool acts as Lear's conscience by speaking
sense to him throughout.
Sub Plot
Gloucester
Edgar
Edmund
Tragedy - why King
Lear is a
Shakespearean
tragedy?
Impulsive King
Lear decided to
go against his
divine right as
king by dividing
up his kingdom,
this was seen as
going against the
gods
Flaw = love tet
The love test was based on which daughter
could flatter him the most, "which of you
shall we say doth love us most". It wasn't
based on the ability of who would make the
best ruler.
Journey
Through insanity Lear begins to realise his mistakes
He was helped by the
Fool, Edgar (Poor
Tom) and Kent