Goneril

[ gon-er-il ]

noun

1. (in Shakespeare's King Lear ) the elder of Lear's two faithless daughters.

Example Sentences

Like Lear’s eldest daughter Goneril, Kendall betrays his father.

From Time

King Lear becomes Lear texting “okay who wants a kingdom,” to which Goneril replies “me me I do.”

From The Daily Beast

By way of episodes the characteristic themes of Regan and Goneril, and then—a second subject—Cordelia, calm and tender.

From Project Gutenberg

Goneril's steward appears, and behaves rudely to Lear, for which Kent knocks him down.

From Project Gutenberg

But Regan says she will receive him only with twenty-five and then Lear makes up his mind to go back to Goneril who admits fifty.

From Project Gutenberg

Goneril is glad but already anticipates with fear that Regan, now a widow, will deprive her of Edmund.

From Project Gutenberg

Edmund leaves, and a conversation takes place between Goneril and her husband.

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