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King Lear Character Relationship Map
Explore the relationships between King Lear, Goneril, Regan, Cordelia, Earl of Gloucester, and the other major characters in King Lear by William Shakespeare.
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Key characters
- King Lear
- Goneril
- Regan
- Cordelia
- Earl of Gloucester
- Edmund
- Edgar
- Earl of Kent
Key relationships
- King Lear → Goneril
- Father of
- King Lear → Regan
- Father of
- King Lear → Cordelia
- Father of
- Goneril → Earl of Gloucester
- Married to
- Regan → Earl of Gloucester
- Married to
- King Lear → Cordelia
- Betrays
- Cordelia → King Lear
- Loves
- Earl of Gloucester → Edmund
- Father of
- Earl of Gloucester → Edgar
- Father of
- Edmund → Earl of Gloucester
- Betrays
- Edmund → Edgar
- Betrays
- Edgar → Earl of Gloucester
- Protects
- Earl of Kent → King Lear
- Serves
- Earl of Kent → Cordelia
- Protects
- Goneril → Regan
- Allied with
- Goneril → Cordelia
- Rival of
- Regan → Cordelia
- Rival of
- Edmund → Edgar
- Rival of
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