# Cornwall — King Lear character guide

> Cornwall in King Lear by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Cornwall Edmund, Albany Cornwall

**First appearance:** 0002-act-i-scene-i

## Who they are

Regan's husband who brutally blinds Gloucester and meets a violent end.

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