Regan

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Regan is one of King Lear’s daughters in Shakespeare’s tragedy, known for her cruelty, ambition, and betrayal.

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Label Occurrences
Regan canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Shakespearean character
dramatic character
fictional character
alliesWith Duke of Cornwall
Goneril
appearsInWork King Lear
associatedTheme betrayal of family bonds
cruelty and violence
filial ingratitude
power and ambition
characterTrait ambitious
cruel
manipulative
ruthless
treacherous
conflictsWith Albany
Cordelia
Gloucester
Goneril
King Lear
creator William Shakespeare
deathCause poisoning
familyName King Lear
surface form: Lear
fictionalUniverse King Lear universe
firstAppearance King Lear
surface form: Act I of King Lear
gender female
genreOfWork tragedy
hasFather King Lear
hasSister Cordelia
Goneril
killedBy Goneril
languageOfWork Early Modern English
laterAlliesWith Edmund
literaryPeriod English Renaissance drama
marriedTo Duke of Cornwall
medium stage play
moralAlignment villainous
nationality British
notableAction betrays her father King Lear
competes with Goneril for Edmund’s affection
encourages King Lear’s humiliation and dispossession
participates in the flaying and blinding of Gloucester
supports the division of Lear’s kingdom for personal gain
roleInWork antagonist
setting ancient Britain
workBy William Shakespeare

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

King Lear mainCharacter Regan
Regan Abbott givenName Regan
Regan MacNeil givenName Regan
Reagan hasVariant Regan
Cordelia sibling Regan
Cordelia enemy Regan
Goneril conflictWith Regan
Goneril associatedWith Regan