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Overview
Character Name
Gravedigger's Boy
Show
Gender
Male
Young Adult
Supporting
Non Dancer
Voice
Non-singer
Time & Place
Lear's Kingdom and the Surrounds, 20th Century
Analysis
One of the most enigmatic characters of the play, the gravedigger’s boy (or simply “boy” in the text) lives in a small farmhouse with his wife, where they raise pigs. When the deposed king Lear arrives at his house, the boy doesn’t recognize him, and invites the poor man to
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