# Servants — King Lear character guide

> Servants in King Lear by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** servants

**First appearance:** 0019-act-iii-scene-vii

## Who they are

Attendants who witness and react to the blinding of Gloucester.

## In the story

### [Scene VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/king_lear_se/chapters/act-iii-scene-vii)

One servant dies trying to stop the blinding; others vow to help the blinded Gloucester.

### [Scene I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/king_lear_se/chapters/act-iv-scene-i)

The old man, a tenant of Gloucester and his father, assists Gloucester and later leaves to fetch clothing for Edgar.

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