Oct 10, 2008

King Lear | Albany (Character Analysis)

The duke of Albany is Goneril's husband. He is a nobleman with lands of his own, but he inherits half of Lear's kingdom through Goneril. Because Lear's kingdom is divided, tension exists between Albany and Cornwall, Regan's husband. It is rumored that Cornwall and Albany might war against each other. Instead, they end up combining their efforts against the French contingent which has landed at Dover and is trying to redeem Lear and reinstall him as king at the direction of Cordelia. When Lear goes to live with Goneril and Albany, Albany finds out after the event that Goneril has cast her...