The Fool in King Lear

The Fool both emphasises and relieves the tragedy of the play. Discuss. The fool is a uninterrupted character in the wor male monarchs of Shakespeare. The Fool is usually a satiny peasant that uses his intellect to outdo concourse of a higher sociable status. This is particularly the case in the play superpower Lear. Lears jester, the Fool, is thence a very strange character. He uses crazy talk and cheery songs to give Lear important advice. Not only is he important in the development of the plot but hes important in the development of Lears character and also has an important role in the development of the mood in the play.The Fool is one of the wiser, if not the wisest, characters in the play and emphasises the tragedy in that his sharp and moc ability double-talk and his constant stabs at Lears dignity add depth while at the aforesaid(prenominal) time entertaining. He somewhat narrates and activates the audiences awareness of important issues in the play. This is in parti cular so at the end of set III scene ii when the fool addresses the audience. This is a brave night to cool a courtezan. Ill treat a prophecy ere I go He is the voice of causation throughout the play which is ironic because of his part as the fool.Furthermore, the exponents jester has an important part in the development of the kings character. It seems as if the Fools purpose is to make Lear see the world as it is and to help him laugh at his horrors. He basically acts and speaks as Lears conscience. When Lear is foolish, he bluntly points out the mistakes he has made and tries to help his king see the results of his actions. The fool can get away with pointing out the dire truth because he is supposedly mad but that means that people dont always listen to his advice where they should.However, Lear almost treats his jester equivalent the son he never had and therefore somewhat prioritizes what he says, regular(a) if most of the time it is not what he wants to hear. Perhaps the fool of King Lear is different to other Shakespearean fools because he is not the average jocund fool. Some of what the fool says is funny, but mostly he emphasizes the horror of the tragedy. It is pander that lets him go further in helping Lear than Kent or Cordelia without being banished.After Act III scene vi the fool disappears and doesnt return to the point again the reason why this happens is debatable. Most agree that this is because he is no longer dramatically useful to Shakespeare but all agree that the fools absence seizure seems to darken the mood of the play. Once the king has reached his absolute lowest there is nothing more his surrogate son can do for him. He no longer needs to be told the stupidity of his actions because Lear has finally well-educated to recognize the truth for himself.