King Lear Questions and Answers
King Lear Questions and Answers 1. Name the list of the Characters in the play? King Lear - The king of England Goneril Regan (daughters of King Lear) Corderlia Duke of Albany - Goneril's husband Duke of Cornwall - Regan's husband King of France Duke of Burgundy ( who wished to marry Cordeila) Earl of Kent Earl of Gloucester Edgar Edmund (Gloucester's sons) 2. Why did Lear decide to divide his Kingdom among his three daughters? King Lear wasgrowing old and feeble and he felt that it was time for the kingdom to pass into younger hands. So he decided to give up his title and spend the rest of his life in quitness and peace. 3. What answers did Goneril, Regan and Cordelia give to their old father's question as to whether they truly love him? King Lear decided to share his kingdom among his three daughters. But before telling them of his decision he asked each in tur...