Regan is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's tragic play King Lear, the daughter of the king named after a King of the Britons recorded by the medieval scribe Geoffrey of Monmouth.
Goneril and Regan by Edwin Austin Abbey
The Tragedy of King Lear, often shortened to King Lear, is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare in late 1605 or early 1606. Set in pre-Roman Britain, the play depicts the consequences of King Lear
Regan (King Lear)
…Regan is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's tragic play King Lear, the daughter of the king named after a King of the Britons recorded by the medieval scribe Geoffrey of Monmouth. Shakespeare based the character on…
Cordelia's portion by Ford Madox Brown (c. 1866-72)
Cordelia in the Court of King Lear (1873) by Sir John Gilbert
Lear and Cordelia by Ford Madox Brown
The first edition of Raphael Holinshed's Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande, printed in 1577