The Role of the Fool in King Lear

Allison Dew explores the role of King Lear's idiot. In the Elizabeth era, the role of foolish people and court clown was to entertain other people, especially the king expertly. Basically, fools are hired to make mistakes. A fool may be a mentally retarded teenager for the amusement of the courtroom, or more commonly they are comedians who sing and dance. In King Lear of William Shakespeare, fools play many important roles. When Lear's only gentle girl, Cordelia, was expelled from the kingdom, the fool quickly played the role of a rear guardian.

In Lee King's Shakespeare, fool plays three main roles. One of the roles is "inner" of Lear. When it is needed, a fool provides the king with basic wisdom and inference. In sorrow, fools are also the pleasure of Leah, one of the only people who thinks they are willing to fight the king except Duke of Kent and Cordelia. Fools played "inner" of Leah throughout the play. The fool showed a speculative aspect to Lear and tried to convince Leah that it was wrong to exile Cordelia. After Cordelia moved with the King of France, the fool first appeared in the fourth act of the first act. The fool knew that Lear took all his land to evil daughters, Goneryl and Regan, and told him in the first act and the fourth act. I was born with me. "

Cordelia and fool are different ways, but for Lear King they have the same meaning. While foolishness is full of chaos and madness, compassion and love are painted by Lord King by Colderia. Cordelia has a very soothing nature toward King Lear. Cordelia has always been considered a thoughtful and considerate person, but at the beginning of the drama, she looked down on her to disdain her not to look down on her and exile her, and told King Lear. But with the development of the drama, Lear noticed that Cordelia is one of the best daughters he can have. In the conversation between the king and the fool, the king asked, "Do you call me a fool?" (1.4.142). The fool quickly got attacked and Lear got angry again. "Spit on your belly! Spit on, put on fire! It will rain, it will rain! / Rain, wind, lightning, fire is not my daughter" (3.2.21-22) Words fools He is not a servant of Leah but a friend.

The Importance of King Lyle's Fool Since the end of the 17th century, producers of King Lear have removed fools from King Lear's work. He did not come back until 1838. Therefore, producers dramatically reduced King Lear and Lear. People should notice the importance of drama's early fool. In scene 4, Leah asked a fool twice. The second time is after the first few lines. It seems that he desperately needs a fool. But fools have been plagued by Cordelia's failure (1.4.