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King Lear

I-II.2

1st reader- Kent and Curan

2nd reader- Gloucester

3rd reader- Edmund and Gentleman (1.5) and Albany and Burgundy

4th reader- Lear

5th reader- Goneril and Edgar and Knight (1.4)

6th reader- Cordelia and Fool/Clown and Cornwall

7th reader- Regan and Oswald and France

If 8th reader present, he/she reads- Albany and Burgundy

If 9th reader present, he/she reads- Cornwall and France

If 10th reader present, he/she reads- Knight and Oswald

If 11th reader present, he/she reads- Edgar

If 12th reader present, he/she reads- Fool/Clown

II.3-III

1st reader- Lear and 2nd Servant

2nd reader- Kent and Oswald and 3rd Servant (3.7)

3rd reader- Fool and 1st Servant (3.7)

4th reader- Gloucester

5th reader- Cornwall and Gentleman (3.1)

6th reader- Regan and Edgar

7th reader- Goneril and Gentleman (2.4) and Edmund

If 8th reader present, he/she reads- Edmund and 2nd Servant

If 9th reader present, he/she reads- Edgar and 3rd Servant

If 10th reader present, he/shre reads- Oswald and Gentleman (2.4)

If 11th reader present, he/she reads- 1st Servant (3.7) and 3rd Servant

If 12th reader present, he/she reads- 2nd Servant and Gentleman (3.1)

IV-V

1st reader- Edmund and Doctor and Messenger (4.4)

2nd reader- Lear and Messenger (4.2)

3rd reader- Edgar and Gentleman (4.3)

4th reader- Albany and Gentleman (4.7) and Gloucester

5th reader- Kent and Herald (5.3) and Oswald and Captain (5.3)

6th reader- Old Man (4.1) and Gentleman (5.3) and Regan

7th reader- Goneril and Officer (5.3) and Gentleman (4.6) and Cordelia

If 8th reader present, he/she reads- Gloucester and Messenger (4.4)

If 9th reader present, he/she reads- Cordelia and Captain (5.3)

If 10th reader present, he/she reads- Oswald and Gentleman (4.3)

If 11th reader present, he/she reads-Regan and Gentleman (4.6)

If 12th reader present, he/she reads- Messenger (4.4) and Captain (5.3)