The Fool

criticism of a parent and other times it is the helping hand of a best friend or lover. In Shakespeare’s King Lear, the Fool plays as the protective role toward his master Lear. The Fool uses humour and sarcasm to try and push Lear to make the smart decision and the Fool acts as his voice of reason, although Lear tends not to fully comprehend his lessons. Not only does the Fool offer a sense of comic relief for the audience, but his witty lines have a more protective and caring attitude underlying

considered the actual fool whereas sometimes people think of him as the ‘paid fool’. Malvolio could be the hidden fool in Twelfth Night as he is the butt of most of the characters jokes and is there for the audience's entertainment in my eyes. So in response I agree to an extent with the statement ‘Malvolio is the real fool of Twelfth Night’. The word fool has many meanings. Most of which are referred to in twelfth night. It could mean “A silly person”, or “One who professionally is a fool for their profession”

Fools, ever since their inception these figures have been well known to be able to spread laughter like a plague in the 14th century through 'blissful ignorance.' A fool, however, is not always a fool, for in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, the fool is the mastermind. Feste, the court jester, plays a pivotal role in the play, so far as breaking the stereotype of the average buffoon and actually portraying a man with a razor sharp wit, through his skillful word play, unsolicited yet wise advice, and

Definition of a Fool according to the Oxford English Dictionary On Historical Principles, could mean several things “a silly person”, or “one who professionally counterfeits folly for the entertainment of others, a jester, clown “or” one who has little or no reason or intellect” or “one who is made to appear to be a fool”. The Fool in Elizabethan Age can be put into two categories, the natural fool, and the artificial fool. The natural fool was born mentally disabled while an artificial fool was a person

When fools were first used for entertainment, the fools were people who were mentally insane. Soon fools became actors that could allow for comic relief for a king and his guests. The role of the fool in King Lear by Shakespeare is more complex than it appears. The Fool is a character that most commonly adds comic relief to any situation. This character wears a funny outfit including a crazy hat. The fool in the play adds humor and uses the humor to create more depth in the plot. The fool uses his

Shakespeare’s fools are more than just court jesters. Their purpose is to provide insight and wisdom, which they often do in a witty manner. In King Lear, by William Shakespeare, the Fool behaves as a symbol for King Lear’s rationality and sanity. Throughout the play, Lear’s rationality and sanity quickly diminishes; causing a transformation into a literal fool. After the storm, Lear’s sanity and rationality completely disappear and Lear completes his transformation into the literal fool. The Fool is not

wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish.” (Quintilian) Being wise is all in the context of the situation, a man who is seen as wise by fools, is viewed as foolish to wiser men. Shakespeare uses two words to show this idea, a witty fool, and a foolish wit. A witty fool is someone who is smart but foolish, whereas a foolish wit is someone who actions are foolish yet they themselves are smart. In the play “Twelfth Night” a comedy by William Shakespeare, Feste is depicted as a witty fool, a smart

In the play King Lear by William Shakespeare, the Fool is introduced as an lower-class character as he acts carefree and speaks in riddles. However, the Fool’s role in the play is not as plain and simple as it seems. Considering the Fool’s excellent relationship to Lear, he plays a significant role in supporting Lear’s sanity, thus he has the time to figure out the truths. The Fool takes on the important role of sustaining Lear’s sanity by staying loyal to Lear, providing comic relief to Lear, and

Shakespeare’s Fool is often the sole character who avoids being sucked into the dramatic maelstrom that engulfs other characters. Fools make jokes and can be relatively easy to pass over. It is as though they are saying - laugh away and ignore the man telling jokes. However, their jokes hold the key to some of Shakespeare’s beliefs and outlook on life. They reveal his existential musings such as “who are we?” and “what is the meaning of it all?”. Fools try to answer these questions at the same time

comedic concept and constructed a fool character that inserts an intricacy and resonance to his work. This fool is completely placed distant from society and moreover disregards or is unable to reflect the model of society in which he finds himself. The fool is identified as the inferior in society, where he stands lower in the class system. Olivia states this notion by saying “There is no slander in an allowed fool though he do nothing but rail” (I.v. 83-84). The fool in Twelfth Night, Feste, whose