Goneril
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Nobody cheers for Goneril and Regan as they wreak destruction on their pitiable father.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026
Most of those who resurrect her do so to account for the psychology of Goneril, Regan and Cordelia.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 5, 2021
Eyre offered Thompson the role of Goneril, Lear’s eldest, and cast Watson and Pugh in the respective roles of Regan and Cordelia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2018
In a new production of “King Lear,” available on Amazon Prime from September 28th, she plays Goneril, opposite Anthony Hopkins in the title role.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 7, 2018
In the picture of Lear is admirably pourtrayed the stubborn rashness of the father, the filial piety of the discarded daughter, and the wicked determination of Regan and Goneril.
From The Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli, Volume I (of 3) by John Knowles
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