Play on Words

full length · drama

King Lear

by William Shakespeare

29 roles (0M / 0F / 29 any) · approx 157–218 minutes · 5 acts

Royalty-free Public domain — free to read, perform, and adapt. No licence needed.

Characters

Lear lead 188 speeches
Kent supporting 127 speeches
Gloucester supporting 117 speeches
Edgar supporting 100 speeches
Edmund supporting 79 speeches
Regan supporting 72 speeches
Fool supporting 58 speeches
Albany supporting 55 speeches
Cornwall minor 54 speeches
Goneril minor 51 speeches
Oswald minor 38 speeches
Gentleman minor 34 speeches
Cordelia minor 32 speeches
Old Man minor 9 speeches
Physician minor 8 speeches
Messenger minor 7 speeches
Burgundy minor 5 speeches
France minor 5 speeches
Scene Ii minor 5 speeches
Scene Iii minor 5 speeches
Knight minor 5 speeches
Scene Iv minor 4 speeches
Curan minor 4 speeches
First Servant minor 4 speeches
Herald minor 4 speeches
Enter Oswald minor 3 speeches
Scene V minor 3 speeches
Officer minor 3 speeches
Enter Edgar minor 2 speeches

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