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The Character of the Fool in King Lear

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English

 

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Carl Q

 

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September 3, 2012

 

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University

 

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A

 

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7 / 1921

 

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In this play the Fool does not have much in common with the light-hearted clowns of Shakespeare's comedies. His character, as a matter of fact, is far more complex and crucial than that of a mere entertainer. It is true that with his honesty, wit, and clever word play the Fool entertains not only the King, but the audience as well, and brings some light and humour into this tragedy...
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Yet in King Lear, the traditional Fool's gaiety is soured, not because the Fool has a gift of a true wit but because in the play he must assimilate the high tragedy of the situation and not to vulgarize it. One of the Chief functions for which Shakespeare introduces the Fool seems to have been to provide a comic relief into a play where the events oppress our minds too much, and where the suffering of the chief protagonist become almost unendurable for the audience...
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