Before The Exorcist the most famous Regan in academia, literature and the world of western culture was Shakespeare's Regan in King Lear. She is one of Lear's evil daughters who plots against him to have him murdered. Cliffnotes describes Regan in very evil terms:" Regan is Lear's second daughter. Regan is as villainous as Goneril. Regan's plucking of Gloucester's beard reinforces the point that she has no respect for age or rank." This might have been why Blatty chose the name Regan for the demon possessed child in this story; it is the name of a villainous and murderous daughter in Shakespeare.

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