King Lear The Fool
King Lear - The FoolThe fool has a very important role in King Lear. The role of the fool is to entertain the King and his royal subjects, and to make them laugh. King Lear and the fool have a good relationship. The fool can tell him jokes and have a good time, but only the fool can poke fun at the King. Anyone else would get their head cut off.
The fool can also be compared to a Greek chorus. The fool acts as a commentator or a third party who states the obvious truth about the King that no one else dares say. The fool increases the sense of tragedy by restating the King’s conflict. For example, in Act I Scene IV he says “Why this fellow (indicating the King) has alienated his two daughters and done the third one a blessing without intending to”. Also, in Act I Scene IV he says, “That lord that counseled thee to give away the land come plea him here by me…” calling King Lear...
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