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Villains in King Lear

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It could be argued that the most interesting characters In Shakespeare's plays King Lear, there are many interesting characters however the action in the play is driven by the villainous characters. This is often the case in Shakespeare's plays, but it may be even more so in this play, which contains four villainous characters. There are King Lear's two daughters, Regan and Goneril, who turn on their father as soon as they have enjoyed a taste of his power. There is Regan's husband, Cornwall, who engages in the most physically gruesome act of evil behavior ever exhibited in any Shakespeare's work when he gouges out Gloucester's eyes. Finally, there is Edmund, who is arguably the most interesting character in the entire play and who easily takes on the role of the most villainous character in the play. Goneril is the first of the King Lear's daughters to express to...

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