Lear
King of Britain
King of France
suitor and later husband to Cordelia
Duke of Burgundy
suitor to Cordelia
Dukes of Cornwall and Albany
husbands to Regan and Goneril
Earls of Kent and Gloucester
noblemen of Britain
Edgar
son to Gloucester
Edmund
bastard son to Gloucester
Curan
a courtier
Old Man
tenant to Gloucester
Doctor
an attendant on Cordelia
Fool
attendant on Lear
Oswald
steward to Goneril
Captain
employed by Edmund
Gentleman
attendant on Cordelia
Herald
in Albany's service
Servants to Cornwall
members of Cornwall's household
Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia
daughters to Lear
Knights of Lear's train, captains, messengers, soldiers, and attendants
in Britain and the French camp