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The Fool In King Lear
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William Shakespeare's play King Lear tells the tale of the main
character who divides his kingdom between his older daughters, Goeneril and
Regan, and disinherits his youngest daughter, Cordelia. The action leads to
civil strife, his insanity, and his ultimate death. King Lear can be viewed
as a gr ....
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....King Lear the folly of his
action. King Lear's madness and the Fool's wit and insight illustrate the
theme of the play. The theme being man's inhumanity to man in the form of
ingratitude.
Shakespeare gives the most unlikely character, The Fool, the
greatest amount of wisdom and insight. This device works well because The
Fool is a peripheral character, as such, he acts as a sought of narrator
pointing out the foolishness and folly going on around him. Shakespeare
uses The Fool to be a commentat.... |
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