# Captain — King Lear character guide

> Captain in King Lear by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Captain Edmund, Captain

**First appearance:** 0031-act-v-scene-iii

## Who they are

Officer under Edmund who is ordered to execute Cordelia and Lear.

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