Characters in the play King Lear of Britain, King of France Duke of Burgundy Duke of Cornwall Duke of Albany earl of kent Earl of Gloucester Son of Edgar Gloucester Bastard of Edmund Gloucester Karen Chaoshi Steward of Oswald Goneril Old Man Gloucester's Tenants doctor joke Edmund's next officer Cordelia a courtier Herald servants of cornwall Goneril Ronald Reagan Daughter of Cordelia Lear Knights, officers, messengers, soldiers and attendants of Lear Location: Britain