# Edmund — King Lear character guide

> Edmund in King Lear by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Edmund Sir, Edmund Brother, brother Edmund, Edmund Come, Cornwall Edmund, Edmund Earl of Gloucester, Captain Edmund, Edmund That, Edmund Bethink

**First appearance:** 0003-act-i-scene-ii

## Who they are

Gloucester's ambitious bastard son who schemes to usurp his legitimate brother.

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