	LEAR, King of Britain.
	FOOL, Lear's jester.

	GONERIL, Lear's eldest daughter.
	Duke of ALBANY, her husband.
	OSWALD, her steward.

	REGAN, Lear's second daughter.
	Duke of CORNWALL, her husband.
	1st, 2nd, & 3rd SERVANTS to Cornwall.

	CORDELIA, Lear's youngest daughter.
	King of FRANCE,	}
	Duke of BURGUNDY,	} suitors to Cordelia.
	DOCTOR, attending on Cordelia.
	1st GENTLEMAN, attending on Cordelia.

	Earl of GLOUCESTER.
	EDGAR, his son, later disguised as Poor Tom.
	EDMUND, his bastard son.

	A CAPTAIN, employed by Edmund.

	CURAN, a courtier of Gloucester's household.
	OLD MAN, a tenant of Gloucester's estate.

	Earl of KENT, later disguised as Caius.

	A HERALD.
	A MESSENGER.

	A KNIGHT, Other KNIGHTS of Lear's court.


             Officers, Soldiers, Drummers, Standard Bearers,
                   Trumpeters, Servants and Attendants.
