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Why is the character of the Fool included in Shakespeare’s King Lear?
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Shakespeare's King Lear Why is the character of the Fool included in Shakespeare's King Lear? The Fool's function in King Lear is to create emphasis on the tragedy in the play and give insight into the characters' true nature. He shows other characters' nature though blunt comments and earns himself the name of 'all-licensed Fool', as he clearly states peoples' inner personality. He develops the tragedy though a theme of madness and instability, from his use of poems and rhymes intermingled with standard prose, which even then is full of cryptic phrases and drivel. This, also, creates a dramatic atmosphere, as the lines of his riddle are short with a quick tempo. However, the Fool was not just used in King Lear. There were many other Fools used in different plays and the beginning of the use of the Fool was in medieval England in the 13th Century. The Fool was used...
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