Characters in Fool

Mr. Pocket

Lear's bawdy, razor-tongued court jester and the tale's unlikely schemer and narrator.

Also in The Serpent of Venice, Shakespeare for Squirrels

Goneril

Lear's eldest daughter, grasping and treacherous.

Regan

Lear's second daughter, as ruthless as her sister.

Edmund

The scheming, illegitimate son of Gloucester, bent on seizing power.

Drool

Pocket's enormous, dim, and endlessly loyal apprentice fool.

Also in Shakespeare for Squirrels

King Lear

The aging, vain king whose demand for flattery unravels the realm.

Cordelia

Lear's youngest and most honest daughter, and Pocket's favorite.