Goneril
from King Lear
by William Shakespeare
Monologue Text
By day and night he wrongs me. Every hour
He flashes into one gross crime or other
That sets us all at odds. I'll not endure it. His knights grow riotous and himself upbraids us on every trifle. When he returns from hunting I will not speak to him. Say…
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Copyright Status
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Copyright and Performance Guidelines Statement
Copywright©Penguin Books Inc. 1958, 1970.
Author(s)
Character Name
Goneril
Source Title
King Lear
Source Type
Act / Scene
1/3
Setting
Albany's castle
Period
CLASSICAL
Publishing Status
PUBLISHED PIECE
Content Rating
SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES
Era
ELIZABETHAN
Monologue Type
DRAMATIC
Gender
FEMALE (FEMININE)
Age Range
20s - EARLY
20s - LATE
30s - EARLY
30s - LATE
40s - EARLY
40s - LATE
50s
Race / Ethnicity
INDIAN
CHINESE
JAPANESE
KOREAN
AFRICAN
CAUCASIAN
NATIVE AMERICAN
PACIFIC ISLANDER
FILIPINO
CHICANO
Dialect
STANDARD ENGLISH
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