King Lear (Play)
Variants: Kong Lear (Danish)
VerseProseTragedyEnglish
Published in: United Kingdom
Place represented: United Kingdom
VIAF: 210981740 (Work)
ISNI:
Contributors
| Person | Functions |
|---|---|
| William Shakespeare | Playwright |
Links
| Link | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Full text (English) | Text |
Important years
| Original publication | Danish publication | First performance |
|---|---|---|
| 1606 CE | 1794 CE | 1606 CE |
Acts / scenes
| Acts |
|---|
| 5 |
Characters
| Character Name | Gender | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lear | Male | sovereign/king, father | |
| Goneril | Female | daughter, nobility/aristocracy, sister, wife | |
| Duke of Albany | Male | Husband, nobility/aristocracy | |
| Oswald | Male | Steward | |
| Regan | Female | daughter, nobility/aristocracy, sister, wife | |
| Duke of Cornwall | Male | Husband, nobility/aristocracy | |
| Cordelia | Female | daughter, nobility/aristocracy, sister | |
| King of France | Male | sovereign/king, suitor, Husband | |
| Duke of Burgundy | Male | suitor, nobility/aristocracy | |
| Earl of Kent | Male | nobility/aristocracy | |
| Fool | Male | Fool | |
| Earl of Gloucester | Male | nobility/aristocracy, father | |
| Edgar | Male | son, nobility/aristocracy, brother | |
| Edmund | Male | son, brother | |
| Curan | Male | Gentleman | |
| Old Man | Male | old man | |
| Knight | Male | knight | |
| Servants [1] | Male | servant | |
| Servants [2] | Male | servant | |
| Servants [3] | Male | servant | |
| Messenger | Male | Messenger | |
| Doctor | Male | doctor | |
| Captains [1] | Male | military | |
| Captains [2] | Male | military | |
| Captains [3] | Male | military | |
| Herald [1] | Male | Messenger | |
| Herald [2] | Male | Messenger | |
| Gentlemen [1] | Male | extras, knight | |
| Gentlemen [2] | Male | extras, knight | |
| Soldiers | Male | military, extras | |
| Attendants | Male | servant, extras | |
| Gentlemen | Male | extras |
Notes
Danish translation: https://www.google.dk/books/edition/Kong_Lear_Oversat_af_P_Foersom/I2pZAAAAcAAJ?hl=da&gbpv=1
Productions of this work
King Lear by The Royal Danish Theatre (1816 AD)
Performances
| Date | Place | |
|---|---|---|
| 1816-09-02 CE | Royal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv | |
| 1816-09-10 CE | Royal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv | |
| 1816-10-31 CE | Royal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv |
Works
| Title | |
|---|---|
| King Lear |
Organisations
| Organisation name | Aliases | VIAF | ISNI | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Royal Danish Theatre |
Contributors
| Person | Functions |
|---|---|
| Peter Foersom | Translator |