King Lear: personer, tidslinje och platser
Alla i King Lear, vad som händer och när, och var – utan spoilers: berätta hur långt du har läst så visar vi bara det du redan känner till.
- LearLear gives his kingdom to daughters whose declarations of love please him.Första gången i scene 1
- CordeliaCordelia is Lear's daughter, disowned after refusing to exaggerate her love.Första gången i scene 1
- EdmundEdmund is Gloucester's son born outside marriage.Första gången i scene 1
- GloucesterGloucester introduces his son Edmund to Kent and explains Edmund's birth outside marriage.Första gången i scene 1
- KentKent challenges Lear's rejection of Cordelia and receives banishment.Första gången i scene 1
- GonerilGoneril is Lear's daughter, awarded land after declaring extravagant love for him.Första gången i scene 1
- ReganRegan gains land through her declaration of love and privately questions Lear's judgment with Goneril.Första gången i scene 1
- FranceFrance accepts Cordelia without a dowry after Lear disowns her.Första gången i scene 1
- EdgarEdgar is Gloucester's legitimate son, who trusts Edmund and follows his advice.Första gången i scene 2
- FoolThe Fool is scolded by a servant whom Lear then hits.Första gången i scene 3
- OswaldOswald receives Goneril's orders to reduce attention to Lear and his knights.Första gången i scene 3
- AlbanyAlbany questions Goneril's response after her dispute with Lear.Första gången i scene 4
- CornwallCornwall visits Gloucester with Regan and offers Edmund service.Första gången i scene 6
- Scene 1
Lear divides his kingdom, disowns Cordelia for her plain answer, and banishes Kent for challenging him.
- Scene 2
Edmund uses a false letter to turn Gloucester against Edgar and persuades Edgar to avoid their father.
- Scene 3
Goneril orders Oswald and her servants to neglect Lear and his knights, deliberately seeking a confrontation.
- Scene 4
Kent enters Lear's service in disguise, and Lear leaves after Goneril demands fewer followers.
- Scene 6
Edmund stages a fight, wounds himself, and convinces Gloucester that Edgar plans to murder him.
- Scene 7
Kent attacks Oswald outside Gloucester's castle, and Cornwall orders him into the stocks despite Gloucester's objections.
- Scene 8
Edgar escapes pursuit and decides to disguise himself as the wandering mad beggar Poor Tom.
- Scene 9
Regan supports Goneril's restrictions, and Lear leaves during a storm as Cornwall orders the doors closed.
- Scene 10
Kent tells a Gentleman about political divisions and French troops, then sends him toward Dover with a report.
- Scene 11
Lear challenges the storm, admits his mind is failing, and accepts Kent's help toward shelter.
- Scene 12
Gloucester resolves to help Lear despite threats, while Edmund plans to report his father's actions.
- Scene 13
Lear meets Edgar disguised as Poor Tom, and Gloucester offers shelter against the daughters' commands.
- Scene 14
Edmund presents evidence against Gloucester, and Cornwall declares Edmund Earl of Gloucester and orders his father's arrest.
- Scene 15
Lear stages an imagined trial of his daughters before Gloucester warns of a murder plot and sends him toward Dover.
- Scene 16
Cornwall blinds Gloucester, a servant wounds Cornwall, and Gloucester learns that Edmund has betrayed him.
- Scene 17
Edgar keeps his disguise and agrees to guide his blinded father toward Dover.
- Scene 18
Goneril sends Edmund to command troops, while Albany condemns her cruelty and learns of Cornwall's death.
- Scene 20
Cordelia sends soldiers to find Lear, and a physician recommends sleep to restore his health.
- Scene 21
Regan questions Oswald about Goneril's letter to Edmund and offers advancement to anyone who kills Gloucester.
- Scene 22
Edgar tricks Gloucester into believing he survives a cliff fall, then kills Oswald and discovers Goneril's plot against Albany.
- Scene 23
Lear wakes under Cordelia's care, recognizes her, and asks for forgiveness.
- Scene 24
Edgar secretly gives Albany a letter, while Edmund plans to prevent mercy for Lear and Cordelia.
- Scene 25
Edgar reports Lear's defeat and capture with Cordelia, then urges Gloucester to leave with him.
- Scene 26
Edgar defeats Edmund; Goneril and Regan die, and Lear dies after carrying in Cordelia's body.
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- Gloucester’s CastleGloucester's castle is where Kent attacks Oswald and receives punishment in the stocks.Första gången i scene 7
- The heathThe heath is where Kent meets a Gentleman during the storm.Första gången i scene 10
- DoverDover is the destination for the report Kent entrusts to the Gentleman.Första gången i scene 10
The family comes into the story in chapter 1. Move the slider to chapter 1, or see the whole tree now (it shows how the story ends for them).
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