Lear

King Lear was the titular character of William Shakespeare's play King Lear.

Cordelia, his daughter, led an army after her father went insane. (AUDIO: The Gift ^[+]Loading...["The Gift (audio story)"])

Lear was portrayed by Richard Burbage in the debut performance of the play. The First Doctor, who attended this showing, later reflected that Burbage was a "good actor" but "rubbish at portraying old men crushed by the delicious uncertainties of life". (PROSE: Byzantium! ^[+]Loading...["Byzantium! (novel)"])

Following her lecturer's suggestion that she might not be suitable for the role of Isabella in her end-of-year showcase, Cleo Proctor later told her friend Shawna that "she might as well have just said 'audition for King Lear or some other hairy man'". (AUDIO: Regrets ^[+]Loading...["Regrets (audio story)"])

William Shakespeare

Identities

Golden Emperor • Francis Bacon • Christopher Marlowe • Richard III

Works

Antony and Cleopatra • As You Like It • Cardenio • Cymbeline • Hamlet • Henry IV, Part 1 • Henry V • Henry VI, Part 1 • Henry VI, Part 2 • Henry VI, Part 3 • Henry VIII • Julius Caesar • King Lear • Love's Labour's Lost • Love's Labour's Won • Macbeth • Measure for Measure • The Merchant of Venice • The Merry Wives of Windsor • A Midsummer Night's Dream • Mischief Night, or As You Please • The Noble Troyan Woman of Troy • Othello • Pericles • Richard II • Richard III • Romeo and Juliet • The Taming of the Shrew • The Tempest • Titus Andronicus • Troilus and Cressida • Twelfth Night • The Two Gentlemen of Verona • The Winter's Tale

Collections	Shakespeare Notebooks • Complete Works of Shakespeare

Television	The Prosperos • EastEnders

Characters

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Antony and Cleopatra	Mark Antony • Caesar • Cleopatra • Clown • Mara

As You Like It	Peri Brown • Clown • Duke Senior • Frederick • Jaques • Time Lord

Cymbeline	Cymbeline • Doctor • Helen • Iachimo • Imogen • Posthumus • Queen

Hamlet	Clown • Grathnave • Hamlet • Hamlet's father • Hamlet's mother • Hamlet's uncle • Horatio • Magician • Medic • Yorick

Henry IV, Part 1	Falstaff • George, Duke of Clarence • Henry IV

Henry V	The Chorus • Henry V • Warlike Doctor

Henry VI, Part 1	Henry VI

Henry VI, Part 2	Henry VI

King Lear	Cordelia • Lear

Love's Labour's Lost	Costard

Macbeth	Banquo • The Doctor • Doctor • Donalbain • Duncan • Fleance • Gentlewoman • Jamie • Lenox • Macbeth • Lady Macbeth • Macduff • Lady Macduff • Macduff's children • Malcolm • Menteith • Porter • Rosse • Servant • Siward • Weird Sisters • Zoe

Measure for Measure	Angelo • Isabella

The Merchant of Venice	Shylock

The Merry Wives of Windsor	Falstaff

A Midsummer Night's Dream	Nick Bottom • The Lion • Pyramus • Thisbe • Titania

The Noble Troyan Woman of Troy	Cressida (Vicki) • Mistress Charley • Goatherd • Doctor Shallow • Troilus • Young Will

Pericles	Bawd • The Doctor • First Gentleman • Second Gentleman • Lysimachus • Marina • Pandar • Romana

Richard II	Richard II

Richard III	Edward IV • Edward of Westminster • George, Duke of Clarence • Margaret of Anjou • Anne Neville • Princes in the Tower (Edward • Richard) • Richard III • Henry Stafford • Henry Tudor • Elizabeth Woodville

Romeo and Juliet	Apothecary • Capulet • Juliet Capulet • Juliet Capulet (Teselecta) • Lady Capulet • Chief Watchman • The Doctor • Friar Laurence • Mercutio • Montague • Romeo Montague • Romeo Montague (clone) • Lady Montague • Juliet's nurse • Paris • Paris (Nestene duplicate) • Amy Pond • Rory • Rosaline • Tybalt • Tybalt (Zygon) • Watchman

The Taming of the Shrew	Kate • Petruchio

The Tempest	Alonso • Antonio • Ariel • Caliban • Ferdinand • Miranda • Prospero • Stephano • Sycorax • Trinculo

Troilus and Cressida	Agamemnon • Cassandra • Cressida • Diomede • Hector • Helen • Helenus • Menelaus • Nestor • Paris • Priam • Prologue • Troilus

Twelfth Night	Andrew Aguecheek • Toby Belch • Feste • Malvolio • Olivia • Orsino • Sebastian • Viola

The Winter's Tale	Antigonus • Hermione • Leontes • Paulina • Perdita • Physician

Relatives

Anne Hathaway (wife) • Susanna (daughter) • Judith (daughter) • Hamnet (son)

Life

Stratford-upon-Avon • Globe Theatre

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Shakespeare's Playing Space • Shakespeare's Shrew

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