In Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night‚ we are presented with various characters and plots which supply the play with comedic elements. The comedy of Twelfth Night predominantly stems from the ‘foolish’ characters and the scenarios they are involved in. Traditionally a fool is defined as ‘a person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a silly person’‚ ‘a person who is duped or imposed on’‚ or ‘a jester or clown‚ especially one retained in a royal or noble household’. (1) In Twelfth Night it is clear that at
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Within Shakespeare’s Act 2 scene 4 of Twelfth Night and Act 1 scene 4 of King Lear‚ comparisons between Orsino and King Lear‚ and Cesario and Kent are made. The distinct similarities regarding character function‚ the theme of love‚ and the motif of disguise demonstrate draw interesting parallels between the two scenes. Orsino and King Lear are both unpredictable when making up their minds‚ thus‚ making them similar in regards to their attitude. Orsino indirectly changes his mind when talking to
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Act 3 begins with an interesting conversation between Viola (Cesario) and Fool (Feste). In The Twelfth Night‚ Feste is portrayed as a clown who is skilled at wordplay. In the conversation‚ however‚ Viola figured out that Feste is not just a folly clown and his behavior is based on the deep wisdom. Viola says of him “This fellow’s wise enough to play the fool; And‚ to do that well‚ craves a kind of wit: He must observe their mood on whom he jests‚ The quality of persons‚ and the time; And‚ like the
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the significance of the fool in Shakespeare’s comedies with specific reference to twelfth night. Oxford English Dictionary defines a fool as " a silly person" or "one who professionally counterfeits folly for the entertainment of others" .The fool is a typical character that Shakespeare employs in many of his comedic plays‚ and feste the fool is not exempt from this. Feste is employed as a licenced fool and adds the tones of farce and humour to the play. In twelfth night feste plays a cardinal role
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Shakespeare’s‚ King Lear‚ the Fool plays three major roles. One of these roles is of an "inner-conscience" of Lear. The Fool provides basic wisdom and reasoning for the King at much needed times. The Fool also works as amusement for Lear in times of sadness and is also one of the only people besides the Duke of Kent and Cordelia who are willing to stand up to the King. The Fool works as the "inner conscience" of Lear throughout the play. The Fool shows Lear the side of reasoning
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To understand the Fool in this story we need to know what a fool is. "Fool: also called jester‚ a comic entertainer whose madness or imbecility‚ real or pretended‚ made him a source of amusement and gave him license to abuse and poke fun at even the most exalted of his patrons." (Encyclopedia Brittanica‚ 1995 ed.) Although the fool is a funny entertainer‚ he tells the hard truth. He is “allowed” to tell the cold‚ hard truth about someone or something. This is only allowed for him‚ it would be inappropriate
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Explore the role and function of The Fool’ in King Lear’ The Fool in King Lear’ is a William Shakespeare creation. Shakespeare has the ability to reveal a human character with an exceptional use of language. He allows us to see more than just words on the paper; we’re given a multi dimensional insight into a character. Usually his characters aren’t as straight-forward as black or white‚ they are invariably more complex. Edmund for example‚ it’s easy to present him as the villain but Shakespeare
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“The Fool both emphasises and relieves the tragedy of the play.” Discuss. The fool is a continual character in the workings of Shakespeare. The Fool is usually a cunning peasant that uses his intellect to outdo people of a higher social status. This is particularly the case in the play King Lear. Lear’s jester‚ the Fool‚ is indeed a very strange character. He uses crazy talk and merry songs to give Lear important advice. Not only is he important in the development of the plot but he’s important
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ROLE OF THE FOOL Characters are often able to notice their flaws when an outsider evaluates their actions. The Shakespearean tragedy King Lear exemplifies this situation. King Lear’s rash decisions towards his family are often followed by the Fool’s constant disapproval. In addition‚ the role of the Fool is to criticize the King’s follies because he is one of the few characters that are willing to stand up and tell him he is wrong. Furthermore‚ the Fool conveys words of wisdom to Lear through comical
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DESCRIBE THE ROLE OF THE FOOL IN THE FIRST 2 ACTS ALSO CONTAINS INFORMATION ON ALL OTHER ACTS Superficially‚ the Fool in Shakespeare’s King Lear serves as comic relief‚ abating the dramatic tension with his witty insults and aphorisms. The Fool’s purpose‚ however‚ is not limited to tomfoolery. Ironically‚ he is the most insightful character in the play‚ making sound observations about King Lear and human nature. The full purpose of the Fool is to stress Lear’s poor judgment‚ to contribute to
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