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| The Tragedy of King Lear |
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| SCENE Britain. |
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| Introduction |
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Title page and contents |
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Dramatis Personae |
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| ACT I |
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SCENE I. King Lear's palace. |
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ALBANY (1 lines), BURGUNDY (12), CORDELIA (47), CORNWALL (1), EDMUND (3), GLOUCESTER (25), GONERIL (30), KENT (43), KING LEAR (117), KING OF FRANCE (32), LEAR (6), REGAN (16) |
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SCENE II. The Earl of Gloucester's castle. |
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EDGAR (10 lines), EDMUND (122), GLOUCESTER (59) |
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SCENE III. The Duke of Albany's palace. |
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GONERIL (24 lines), OSWALD (3) |
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SCENE IV. A hall in the same. |
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ALBANY (11 lines), Fool (100), GONERIL (68), KENT (34), KING LEAR (120), Knight (14), OSWALD (5) |
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SCENE V. Court before the same. |
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Fool (25 lines), Gentleman (1), KENT (2), KING LEAR (20) |
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| ACT II |
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SCENE I. GLOUCESTER's castle. |
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CORNWALL (14 lines), CURAN (9), EDGAR (1), EDMUND (63), GLOUCESTER (31), REGAN (23) |
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SCENE II. Before Gloucester's castle. |
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CORNWALL (31 lines), EDMUND (1), GLOUCESTER (14), KENT (100), OSWALD (24), REGAN (7) |
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SCENE III. A wood. |
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EDGAR (21 lines) |
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SCENE IV. Before GLOUCESTER's castle. KENT in the stocks. |
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CORNWALL (12 lines), Fool (40), GLOUCESTER (12), GONERIL (15), Gentleman (4), KENT (32), KING LEAR (164), REGAN (60) |
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| ACT III |
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SCENE I. A heath. |
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Gentleman (17 lines), KENT (41) |
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SCENE II. Another part of the heath. Storm still. |
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Fool (40 lines), KENT (17), KING LEAR (43) |
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SCENE III. Gloucester's castle. |
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EDMUND (6 lines), GLOUCESTER (19) |
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SCENE IV. The heath. Before a hovel. |
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EDGAR (69 lines), Fool (9), GLOUCESTER (23), KENT (18), KING LEAR (68) |
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SCENE V. Gloucester's castle. |
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CORNWALL (11 lines), EDMUND (14) |
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SCENE VI. A chamber in a farmhouse adjoining the castle. |
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EDGAR (45 lines), Fool (13), GLOUCESTER (15), KENT (14), KING LEAR (30) |
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SCENE VII. Gloucester's castle. |
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CORNWALL (39 lines), First Servant (9), GLOUCESTER (33), GONERIL (2), OSWALD (6), REGAN (19), Second Servant (5), Third Servant (5) |
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| ACT IV |
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SCENE I. The heath. |
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EDGAR (34 lines), GLOUCESTER (45), Old Man (11) |
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SCENE II. Before ALBANY's palace. |
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ALBANY (43 lines), EDMUND (1), GONERIL (40), Messenger (17), OSWALD (10) |
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SCENE III. The French camp near Dover. |
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Gentleman (33 lines), KENT (29) |
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SCENE IV. The same. A tent. |
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CORDELIA (25 lines), Doctor (5), Messenger (2) |
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SCENE V. Gloucester's castle. |
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OSWALD (12 lines), REGAN (33) |
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SCENE VI. Fields near Dover. |
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EDGAR (115 lines), GLOUCESTER (63), Gentleman (16), KING LEAR (104), OSWALD (16) |
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SCENE VII. A tent in the French camp. LEAR on a bed asleep, soft music playing; Gentleman, and others attending. |
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CORDELIA (41 lines), Doctor (13), Gentleman (8), KENT (15), KING LEAR (32) |
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| ACT V |
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SCENE I. The British camp, near Dover. |
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ALBANY (14 lines), EDGAR (12), EDMUND (27), GONERIL (7), REGAN (14) |
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SCENE II. A field between the two camps. |
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EDGAR (10 lines), GLOUCESTER (3) |
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SCENE III. The British camp near Dover. |
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ALBANY (92 lines), CORDELIA (5), Captain (6), EDGAR (78), EDMUND (78), GONERIL (16), Gentleman (5), Herald (10), KENT (24), KING LEAR (54), REGAN (18) |
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| About the Play |
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Line counts |
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Word Frequency |
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