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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"Fools" By Neil Simon’s I went and saw the play "Fools" by Neil Simon’s. Here is a summary of the play that I went and watched and enjoyed. The play is set a long time ago in the Russian village. The current people are living under a 200 year-old curse that has rendered generations of townsfolk stupid. Or so they seem to think. They are aware enough to know they’re stupid so just how dumb can they be? And‚ they know enough to realize that the curse can be broken and they know enough to look forward
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“Drinking makes fools of people‚ and people are such fools to begin with that it’s compounding a felony.” - Robert Benchley‚ explains that people get intoxicated makes them fools‚ but that people are such fools already before they are drunk that when they are intoxicated it is basically a crime to themselves and others. Jay Gatsby‚ one of the main characters in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby throws extravagant parties for many people which in many instances drunk people make extremely foolish
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Discuss 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
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The Beautiful Fool The Great Gatsby is a well-known novel written through an outsider’s perspective of the lives of those of elite society with opulent wealth. It is set in the 1920’s‚ where women had very little rights and were inferior to men. Within the novel‚ the main female character Daisy is seen as an appealing character that many assume to be very simple-minded and unintelligent. Although looking deeper into the character’s choice of words one can suggest otherwise. Daisy is in fact
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"I ’m a Fool" is a short story written by the American Sherwood Anderson. The author tells the story of a young unschooled boy who tries to achieve everyday goals by means of ordinary means in a straightforward way. The theme of I ’m a Fool deals with the aftermath which come as a result of lack of morality‚ deceitfulness‚ falseness. The conflict of this story lies on the shape that lies take; it is a contradiction between what the protagonist should and should not do. Therefore‚ we can say that
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“Horses of the Night” by Margaret Laurence 1. Who is the narrator of the story? How old is she at the start of the story? What is her age at the end of the story? Discuss the reliability of the narrator. 2. Go back through the story looking for examples of foreshadowing. 3. Discuss the shifts that occur in the setting of the story. 4. Why does Chris hesitate to believe in God? 5. Discuss the significance of the following names used in the story: a. Chris b
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mishaps such as accidents leading to physical disabilities. In the novel‚ The Horse Whisperer by Nicholas Evans‚ the relationship between a mother and a daughter change drastically for the better after the daughter is burdened with a physical disability. In times of despair two people are brought closer together. From the onset of the novel‚ the protagonist‚ Grace‚ is involved in a freak truck accident while riding her horse‚ putting her in a coma. When Grace regains consciousness she comes to the
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GIMPEL THE FOOL With magnificent characterization and an outstanding point of view‚ the story "Gimpel the Fool"‚ written by Isaac Bashevis Singer‚ clearly strengthens the age-old thought that repentance and good deeds will be rewarded with time. Gimpel’s passionate yet innocent characterization play an important part in the story’s meaning. The use of religious association and the use of forceful symbols aid the reader to choose the lesson learned in the work. Written in first person‚ we can easily
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Hobbes vs the Fool In Hobbes case‚ justice is characterized supporting a covenant‚ and for those who shatter their covenant will be penalized accordingly. The fool first expresses his assertion having “said in his heart: ’there is no such thing as justice’” (L p. I ch: xv [4]). If there are no covenants to be broken‚ this would signify neither just or unjust actions exist. The fool by rejecting the reality of fairness is rejecting the achievement of covenants in general‚ yet as we currently
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