1. function of fool
... of a reconstituted land, in which the Fool has no role, so he departs cryptically and becomes a castaway. In the Fool's final scene, he exits holding Lear up: (III, vi.) A subjective meaning of this action is Lear and the Fool becoming one, as the Fool ceases to be the wise fool and Lear becomes the Fool with an incredibly salubrious clarity and ... 's fool, however, is a paradox. Shakespeare always allots more intellectual ability and shrewdness to the evil characters in his plays that he does to the righteous. Edmund, for example, is so astute that he practically causes the audience to...
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