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CHARACTERS
King Lear: Britain's King and father to Goneril, Regan and Cordelia, whose moment of mental blindness costs him his kingdom
Goneril: Lear's eldest daughter and wife of Albany who poisons his own sister, Regan, and conspires with Edmund to kill Albany
Regan: Lear's middle daughter and wife of Cornwall who covets Edmund and is poisoned for it by Goneril
Cordelia: Lear's youngest daughter who is rendered dowerless for refusing to flatter her father
Duke of Albany: Goneril's husband who opposes Goneril, Regan, and Cornwall for their draconian policies with respect to Lear
Duke of Cornwall: Regan'
