The husband of Lear's older daughter, Goneril, and a Duke. Albany is kind and generous, in contrast to his malicious wife, and criticizes her for her treacherous behavior toward her father. However, he realizes the viciousness of the other characters he is aligned with (namely, Edmund and Regan) too late in the play to prevent the evil that they cause.
Albany Quotes in King Lear
The King Lear quotes below are all either spoken by Albany or refer to Albany. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Act 4, scene 2
Quotes
"The nature which contemns its origin
Cannot be bordered certain in itself."
Cannot be bordered certain in itself."
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Albany Quotes in King Lear
The King Lear quotes below are all either spoken by Albany or refer to Albany. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Act 4, scene 2
Quotes
"The nature which contemns its origin
Cannot be bordered certain in itself."
Cannot be bordered certain in itself."
Related Characters:
Related Themes:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
