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	Goneril
		Goneril - Lear’s ruthless oldest daughter and the wife of the duke of Albany.
		Shakespeare’s audience would have been particularly shocked at Goneril’s aggressiveness, a quality that it would not have expected in a female character.
		She challenges Lear’s authority, boldly initiates an affair with Edmund, and wrests military power away from her husband.
	www.sparknotes.com /shakespeare/lear/terms/char_3.html (54 words)

	King Lear - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Goneril is Lear's treacherous eldest daughter and wife to the Duke of Albany.
		Lear, in a fit of pique, divides her share of the kingdom between Goneril and Regan, and Cordelia is banished.
		Meanwhile, Goneril and Regan fall out with one another over their attraction to Edmund -- and are forced to deal with an army from France, led by Cordelia, sent to restore Lear to his throne.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/King_Lear (3327 words)

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		Goneril had told her servants to treat the king and his men with disrespect and rudely, causing Lear to be enraged and confused about the behavior of his daughter's men.
		Goneril tells Lear that his men are turning her house into a pig sty and that he should get rid off some of his men, Lear upon hearing this, angrily storms out of Goneril's house and heads for Regan's house.
		Goneril and Regan both are fighting for Edmund, he then tries to decide which of the two sisters should he take, a decision that he has difficulty making.
	csis.pace.edu /grendel/prjf74a/bill2.htm (1746 words)

	CliffsNotes::King Lear:Book Summary and Study Guide
		Goneril’s expressions of love are extreme and reveal the inherent dishonesty of her nature.
		Goneril reveals her true character when she defies the hierarchy of nature, which calls for daughters to respect and honor their fathers, and lays the groundwork for the torment she will set in motion for the remainder of her father’s life.
		Goneril leads her father to believe that her love for him extends beyond any evidence of poor behavior, and so ultimately, she is responsible for Lear’s actions, having earlier endorsed them.
	www.cliffsnotes.com /WileyCDA/LitNote/id-54,pageNum-89.html (168 words)

	Plot Summary of _King Lear
		Goneril complains to her servant Oswald of Lear's conduct in her house, and orders that her servants henceforth behave unhospitably toward Lear.
		Goneril announces her intention to take command of the troops and sends Edmund to rally Cornwall's troops.
		Goneril begins to plot against Albany (she wants to marry Edmund) and Regan (who rules half the kingdom and may prove a rival for Edmund's love).
	www.ic.arizona.edu /~eng2602/Lear_plot_summary.html (1897 words)

	King Lear Plot Summary: Overview of King Lear
		Goneril, Duchess of Albany, the oldest, and Regan, Duchess of Cornwall, the second, both speak eloquently and receive their portion but Cordelia, the youngest, can say nothing.
		Goneril becomes increasingly exasperated by the behaviour of Lear's hundred followers, who are disturbing life at Albany's castle.
		Goneril has poisoned Regan in jealous rivalry for Edmund's attention but Edgar, disguised now as a loyal knight, challenges Edmund to a duel and wounds him mortally.
	www.nosweatshakespeare.com /king_lear_summary.htm (617 words)

	Penguin Classics \| Classics Teachers' Guides
		Even though Goneril and Regan are of noble birth, they hardly show noble souls; and although Lear can hardly be considered to have a fair countenance, he does develop a most fair and loving soul.
		Goneril wishes to force Lear into a confrontation so that she may address his offensive behavior.
		Over Albany's objections to not be so rash or harsh, Goneril calls upon Oswald to carry a letter to Regan informing her of what has transpired with Lear and asking her to stand with her sister against their father.
	us.penguinclassics.com /static/cs/us/10/nf/teachersguides/kinglear.html (7966 words)

	In his little world of man
		Goneril's lament for the inadequacy of language, it seems, is spoken not with any real conviction but in the kind of casual and unthinking manner that one might utter an oft-repeated phrase or stale platitude.
		In fact, Goneril and Regan give their father what he wants not by revealing their true feelings for him but by providing--or by appearing to provide--a display in the outer world of that which Lear imagines in his heart to be true.
		Goneril and Regan are able to satisfy it, in part, because they don't care about whether their protestations of love accurately reflect their hearts; they care only about advancing their own interests.
	tarlton.law.utexas.edu /lpop/etext/okla/halpin26.htm (7842 words)

	Play Synopsis - King Lear
		The two eldest Goneril and Regan, both flatter him with praise and are rewarded generously with land and marriage respectively to the Duke of Albany and the Duke of Cornwall.
		Goneril instructs her steward Oswald, to act coldly to King Lear and his knights, in efforts to chide him since he continues to grow more unruly.
		At her camp Goneril, while arguing with Albany, states to herself that she would rather lose the battle than let Regan marry Edmund.
	www.onlineshakespeare.com /kinglearsyn.htm (1071 words)

	Act 4 Scene 2
		The scene opens with Goneril and Edmund and they are joined by Oswald who has news that Albany is a changed man. The steward informs Goneril that Albany seems pleased at the impending invasion by France and showed disappointment that Edmund has replaced his father as Earl of Gloucester.
		Goneril has been flirting with Edmund and she gives him a favor of affection and a kiss.
		Goneril is impressed by the vibrant Edmund compared with her own weakling husband.
	www.bookwolf.com /Free_Booknotes/King_Lear_free_booknotes/Act_4_Scene_2_-_King_Lear/act_4_scene_2_-_king_lear.html (535 words)

	King Lear Goneril (Character Analysis)
		Unlike Cordelia, Goneril knows how to cover her true feelings with high-blown rhetoric.
		After Lear's angry responses to the behaviors of Cordelia and Kent, Goneril and Regan discuss Lear's state of mind.
		Illustration: Cordelia, The King of France, Regan, and Goneril
	www.enotes.com /kl/goneril-character-analysis (293 words)

	byGosh.com - Featured Short Story
		Goneril tried to imagine what a great musician could be like: long hair, of course; her imagination did not get much beyond the hair.
		Goneril too was a little bored by the music lesson, but, on the other hand, the walks delighted her.
		At cards it was always the signorino and Goneril against the two elder ladies; in his conversation, too, it was to the young girl that he constantly appealed, as if she were his natural companion--she, and not his friends of thirty years.
	www.bygosh.com /Features/2004/10/goneril.htm (4800 words)

	Civil Procedure I-a - Shapiro
		Some months after publication, Goneril moved to Canada, where she has taken up residence and is in the process of obtaining Canadian citizenship and a license to practice law.
		Assume that Goneril's motion under Rule 12(b)(2) is denied, and that each defendant has moved to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(1) for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
		Goneril has moved to dismiss the action on the basis of "claim preclusion" and also on the ground that Cordelia cannot in any event claim damages in excess of the amount she has already been paid.
	www.law.harvard.edu /academics/registrar/exams_95-96/exams/civpro1a.html (1157 words)

	GradeSaver: ClassicNote: King Lear Study Guide - Short Summary
		Lear resides with Goneril, who plans to drive him out of her residence and to her sister's by pretending that his knights and servants are creating havoc.
		Goneril notes that she would rather lose to France than to her sister for Edmund's hand.
		Goneril and Albany discuss the importance of being united with Regan to face France.
	www.gradesaver.com /classicnotes/titles/kinglear/shortsumm.html (2371 words)

	King Lear Summary guide at Absolute Shakespeare (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The disrespectful Goneril conspires to have her guest and father, King Lear, driven out of her house.
		Goneril offends King Lear and dismisses fifty of his knights.
		The rivalry for Edmund by Regan and Goneril intensifies.
	absoluteshakespeare.com /guides/king_lear/summary/king_lear_summary.htm (936 words)

	ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre \| King Lear \| About the Film
		Goneril and Regan profess extreme affection, and each receives one third of the kingdom.
		Revealing their true heartlessness, Goneril and Regan turn against their father, denying him the entourage he requests and driving him out of doors into a storm.
		Meanwhile, Goneril and Regan have turned their affections to Edmund, who with Albany leads English troops in their defeat of the French.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/masterpiece/archive/programs/kinglear/about.html (540 words)

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		Goneril Sir, I love you more than word can wield the matter; Dearer than eyesight, space and liberty; Beyond what can be valued rich or rare; No less than life, with grace, health, beauty, honour; As much as child e'er loved, or father found; A love that makes breath poor and speech unable.
		Goneril The best and soundest of his time hath been but rash; then must we look from his age to receive not alone the imperfections of long-engraffed condition, but therewithal the unruly waywardness that infirm and choleric years bring with them.
		Goneril Milk-livered man! That bear'st a cheek for blows, a head for wrongs; Who hast not in thy brows an eye discerning Thine honour from thy suffering; that not know'st Fools do those villains pity who are punished Ere they have done their mischief.
	www.cs.utah.edu /~goller/books/SHAKESPE/LEAR.NEW (17709 words)

	Act 5 Scene 1
		Regan makes it clear that she lusts after Edmund, but she is also consumed with jealousy in case he chooses Goneril.
		Goneril makes an aside that she would rather lose the battle than have Regan win Edmund.
		Edgar provides Albany with the evidence of Goneril’s plot to kill him in order that she may be totally free to form an alliance with Edmund.
	www.bookwolf.com /Free_Booknotes/King_Lear_free_booknotes/Act_5_Scene_1_-_King_Lear/act_5_scene_1_-_king_lear.html (615 words)

	King Lear Summary, Analysis, and Term Paper Help at Owleyes (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Goneril and Regan both please King Lear with flowery speeches of love and devotion to him.
		The theme of old age is at the heart of Gonerilâs attitude toward her father.
		In this scene, Albany is not portrayed as the âmilk-liverâd manâ Goneril perceives him to be.
	owleyes.org /tph.php?url_code=kl (2391 words)

	I.B. English: King Lear Journal
		Goneril and Regan begin to plot against their father, due to fear he will continue to act rashly and leave them with nothing.
		Goneril turns on her father, Lear and Goneril get into a fight, and the King curses her.
		Edgar reads the letter and discovers the instruction from Goneril to Edmond, which is to murder Albany, in order to win her as his wife.
	campus.fortunecity.com /harvard/291/kinglear.html (2012 words)

	Enjoying "King Lear" by William Shakespeare
		Goneril says she loves her father more than she can say.
		Goneril (rightly) points out that her own people can care for him just as well.
		King Lear also calls on "nature" as a goddess, to punish Goneril with infertility, or else give her a baby that grows up to hate her ("a thwart disnatured torment").
	www.pathguy.com /kinglear.htm (6996 words)

	Kin Lear
		First, Goneril begins to tell her father how much she adores him and would never disrespect him, this is a lie.
		Next, is the daughter Reagan, she does the same as her sister and lies to the king saying that she loves him with all of her heart.
		Little does he know that they had found out form Goneril that he was coming and they didn't want him to stay at their castle.
	www.studyworld.com /basementpapers/papers/stack38_26.html (726 words)

	Shakespeare Resource Center - King Lear Synopsis
		Goneril, when asked, gushes her protestations of love for her father; Regan follows with even more flattery.
		Cordelia, however, is sincere in her love of Lear, and she declines to pander to him—she simply says she loves him the way a daughter should love her father.
		Word also comes that Regan and Goneril are dead; Goneril poisoned Regan to win Edmund from her, then killed herself upon Edmund's defeat.
	www.bardweb.net /plays/lear.html (515 words)

	Anti Essays : : Blindness in King Lear
		When Goneril and Regan would not provide him with shelter during a furious storm, Lear realized that they were the daughters who did not love him.
		When Goneril would not let Lear's men into her castle, Albany protested; "I cannot be so partial, Goneril,/ to the great love I bear you-" (1, 4.
		He was blind from the fact that Goneril was having an affair with Edmund, and planning to have her husband killed.
	www.antiessays.com /print.php?eid=1390 (933 words)

	Essay: Explore the ways in which Shakespeare presents the characters Goneril Regan and Cordilia in "King Lear". - ...
		Essay: Explore the ways in which Shakespeare presents the characters Goneril Regan and Cordilia in "King Lear".
		KING LEAR COURSE WORK ROCCHINA MILIZIA 1ST DRAFT Explore the ways in which Shakespeare presents the characters Goneril Regan and Cordilia in "King Lear" Shakespeare's presentation of Lear's three daughters in the play "King Lear" is both interesting and highly effective.
		Goneril and Regan are the two wicked sisters being both hypocritical and evil in their plot to gradually destroy their father.
	www.coursework.info /GCSE/English_Literature/Drama/By_Author/William_Shakespeare/King_Lear/Explore_the_ways_in_which_Shakespeare_presents_the_characters_Goneril_L54270.html (336 words)

	King Lear
		Lear and his rowdy knights are living with Goneril and her husband the Duke of Albany, and Goneril expresses her discontent with Lear and his knight's behavior.
		Goneril then arrives and she and Lear quarrel bitterly, then Regan joins the argument and both reiterate that Lear needs to get rid of his knights, pointing out that their servants are at his disposal and he needs none of his own.
		Goneril sends Edmund back to Cornwall, not knowing he is dead, to try and help organize their army.
	www.nyu.edu /classes/jeffreys/KingLearWeb/summary.htm (1926 words)

	King Lear
		Goneril tells servants not to respond to Lear, another set-up.
		Oswald reports to Goneril that Albany has taken the other side so she decides to take over and joins with Edmund.
		Edmund can’t decide which sister is the better choice; plans to have Goneril devise Albany’s death.
	www.lets-talk.org /king_lear.htm (606 words)

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