Overview
Character Name
Oswald
Show
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Young Adult, Adult
Role Size
Supporting
Dramatic Function
Antagonist, Catalyst
Relationships
Voice
Non-singer
Time & Place
A kingdom, sometime in antiquity
Analysis
Oswald is the loyal, eager servant of Goneril. Oswald is sometimes portrayed as having an affair with Goneril, but it is also easy to see his actions as based in self-interested ambition. He gets into an altercation with Caius/Kent that earns Kent a day in the stocks.
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