How do the characters in King Lear die?

Answer 1

There are many characters that die during the cause of King Lear.

Cornwall is mortally wounded by a loyal servant to Gloucester when they are blinding his master. He dies off stage.

Oswald, steward to Goneril, is killed in a fight with Edgar, who is defending his father.

Regan poisoned by her sister Goneril, who then later commits suicide by stabbing herself. Both these deaths take place off stage.

Gloucester dies off stage in a mixture of shock and joy after Edgar reveals his true identity.

Edmund dies by Edgar's hand after a fight, although his death is largely unnoticed amidst the grief caused by Cordelia's death.

Cordelia is hung in prison because of Edgar's earlier edict, despite his change of heart at the end.

Lear through grief and sorrow at the loss of daughter Cordelia still watching her lips lest she breath again.