# Doctor — King Lear character guide

> Doctor in King Lear by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Doctor Madam

**First appearance:** 0027-act-iv-scene-vii

## Who they are

Physician who attends to the mad King Lear and advises Cordelia.

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