Name Goneril

Goneril, or Gonerill, is a fictional character in William Shakespeare’s king Lear. She is the eldest of king Lear's daughters. Along with her sister Regan, Goneril is considered a wicked character. She is obsessed with power and overthrowing her elderly father as ruler of the kingdom. She is an aggressive woman, a rare trait for a female character in Elizabethan literature.