Regan (King Lear)
Regan is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's tragic play King Lear, named after a King of the Britons recorded by the medieval scribe Geoffrey of Monmouth.
| Regan | |
|---|---|
| King Lear character | |
Goneril and Regan by Edwin Austin Abbey | |
| Created by | William Shakespeare |
| In-universe information | |
| Family | Lear (father) Goneril (sister) Cordelia (sister) |
| Spouse | Duke of Cornwall |
Shakespeare based the character on Regan, a personage described by Geoffrey of Monmouth in his pseudo-historical chronicle Historia regum Britanniae ("History of the Kings of Britain", c. 1138) as one of the British king Lear's three daughters, alongside Goneril and Cordelia (the source for Cordelia), and the mother of Cunedagius.
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