Overview
Character Name
Goneril
Show
Gender
Female
Playing Age
Young Adult
Role Size
Supporting
Voice
Non-singer
Time & Place
A kingdom, sometime in antiquity
Analysis
Late 20s to Mid-50s. The age of Goneril and Regan varies widely, depending on the production. However, at multiple points in the play Lear refers to Goneril’s inability to have children – this may be more powerful when he is addressing a woman of childbearing age. Still,
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