| Characters |
Character's Fate |
| Regan | She is poisoned by her sister. |
| Earl of Gloucester | He eventually dies after being blinded by Cornwall. |
| Oswald | His fate is uncertain. |
| Duke of Cornwall | He eventually dies after being wounded by Gloucester's servant. |
| Edmund | He dies after being wounded by his brother in a duel. |
| Cordelia | She is hanged on orders from Edmund. |
| Goneril | She stabs herself after confessing to poisoning her sister. |
| Duke of Albany | He survives. |
| Edgar | He survives. |
| Earl of Kent | He survives, but hints that he may kill himself. |
| King Lear | He collapses and dies of a broken heart. |
